Thanks, that is what I thought! I think that I really don't like Acrobat from a developers point of view - there is no other software I know that can chop and change the way its operating (what it installs where and writes into the registry) so many times and with every version and deviation of its Acrobat software. If I wanted to test for this all, most of my lines of code would be devoted to it ;) (well, maybe not all, but ....)
In the end I simply didn't bother (mainly because the client said it wasn't necessary as they were supplying the computers on which the app was going to run anyway .... Thanks, Nik C On 8/22/07, Hairy Dog Digital <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Nik, > > As far as I know, when running from a projector, there's no way to determine > Acrobat or Reader installation. I've always resorted to using Director as a > wrapper (though Zinc should work just as well), to ferret out the > application associated with *.pdf (and PDF_ type and CARO creator on Mac). > > With running as a SWF in HTML there are ways with Javascript that you can > sniff out the browser's PDF handling, but then your delivering your app as > an CD-based browser/HTML product, which brings with it a different world of > issues. > > ...Rob > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > -- Nik C _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
