dabo Commit
Revision 1382
Date: 2005-09-26 10:00:04 -0700 (Mon, 26 Sep 2005)
Author: paul
Changed:
A trunk/dabo/lib/reportUtils.py
Log:
Added a reportUtils lib, with two functions:
getTempFile(): Return a temporary file name, and delete the file if it
exists when Python closes.
previewPDF(): Display the passed PDF file in the default PDF viewer.
Diff:
Added: trunk/dabo/lib/reportUtils.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/dabo/lib/reportUtils.py 2005-09-26 14:58:57 UTC (rev 1381)
+++ trunk/dabo/lib/reportUtils.py 2005-09-26 17:00:04 UTC (rev 1382)
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+class TempFileHolder(object):
+ """Utility class to get temporary file names and to make sure they are
+ deleted when the Python session ends.
+ """
+ def __init__(self):
+ self._tempFiles = []
+
+ def __del__(self):
+ # Try to erase all temp files created during life.
+ for f in self._tempFiles:
+ try:
+ os.remove(f)
+ except:
+ pass
+
+ def append(self, f):
+ self._tempFiles.append(f)
+
+ def getTempFile(self, ext="pdf"):
+ f = "%s.%s" % (os.tempnam(), ext)
+ self.append(f)
+ return f
+
+tempFileHolder = TempFileHolder()
+getTempFile = tempFileHolder.getTempFile
+
+
+def previewPDF(path):
+ """Preview the passed PDF file in the default PDF viewer."""
+ try:
+ os.startfile(path)
+ except AttributeError:
+ # startfile only available on Windows
+ if sys.platform == "darwin":
+ os.system("open %s" % path)
+ else:
+ # on Linux, punt with xpdf:
+ os.popen2("xpdf %s" % path)
+
+
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