ok, so you agree that launch is not gonna do it; how about PdfAction.gotoEmbedded what it's made for?
Leonard Rosenthol-3 wrote: > > So the iText API has exposed some Windows-specific extras of the Launch > action - OK, that's allowed, it's part of the format. But those are just > command line parameters to be passed. They also work with Mac OS X and > Unix/Linux as well. > > But it appears that API is only for external launching - you'll need to > create a variant of it for your needs. > > -----Original Message----- > From: vickatvuuch [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How-to embed Word document and make a > clickable thumnail image to launch MS Word > > > I'm reading the source code and it sais that parameters are windows > specific, > take a look below. > also I can not believe nobody needed to embed a word doc and launch it on > the click. > The API could be deficient, I don't disagree. If need be I will drop > itText > and use something that works, but that's wasn't my question. > > /** Launches an application or a document. > * @param application the application to be launched or the document > to > be opened or printed. > * @param parameters (Windows-specific) A parameter string to be > passed > to the application. > * It can be <CODE>null</CODE>. > * @param operation (Windows-specific) the operation to perform: > "open" > - Open a document, > * "print" - Print a document. > * It can be <CODE>null</CODE>. > * @param defaultDir (Windows-specific) the default directory in > standard DOS syntax. > * It can be <CODE>null</CODE>. > * @return a Launch action > */ > > > Leonard Rosenthol-3 wrote: >> >> Launch works on ALL platforms since PDF is the PORTABLE document format. >> Launch works with embedded as well as external objects. >> >> Again, you are only looking at iText's APIs - you are NOT looking at what >> is possible with PDF. It may be that no one has needed the feature yet >> and you'll have to write it yourself (OH NO!!!!). Or you could hire >> Bruno >> to write it for you... >> >> Leonard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vickatvuuch [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 5:38 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How-to embed Word document and make a >> clickable thumnail image to launch MS Word >> >> >> Ok that makes sense, but it doesn't work either. >> >> For one thing that API is Windows specific, for another it seem to >> designed >> to work only with external files as there is no way to refer to an >> embedded >> file or is there? >> >> public static PdfAction createLaunch(String application, String >> parameters, >> String operation, String defaultDir) { >> >> I have two things describing embedded file: fileName and its descriptor >> aka >> handle, here is how I embed a file: PdfFileSpecification pdfSpec = >> PdfFileSpecification.fileEmbedded(docWriter, att.id + att.fileName, >> att.id >> + att.fileName, b, false); >> >> >> Leonard Rosenthol-3 wrote: >>> >>> Then you want Launch actions. >>> >>> Hopefully, you are embedded the 3D objects as standard PDF 3D models and >>> not using some other format... >>> >>> Leonard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: vickatvuuch [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:59 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How-to embed Word document and make a >>> clickable thumnail image to launch MS Word >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 1T3XT info wrote: >>>> >>>> Leonard Rosenthol wrote: >>>>> Without seeing a final PDF page of what you are intending, my personal >>>>> recommendation is to look at the new Portfolio features of Acrobat 9 >>>>> (PDF >>>>> 1.7-ADBE-3) for incorporating non-PDF content into your documents. >>>>> >>>>> If you want to put the content directly inline (vs. the portfolio >>>>> model), >>>>> then you want to be using Launch actions for your link annotations. >>>> >>>> For inspiration, take a look at >>>> http://lowagie.com/itextwiki/doku.php/collections >>>> -- >>>> This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA >>>> http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >>>> 30-Day >>>> trial. 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