Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

Paul, Thanks! I will try you script in one of my projects. Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

Only within an embedded browser, but it works. ~Roger On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Charles Szasz wrote: > Has anyone come up with a script to launch a PDF that is a file within a > desktop app? I was thinking of including a PDF Help file within an app. > > Sent from my iPad

Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

Roger, How well does printing does the printing work on Windows and Mac? Sent from my iPad ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

I have only used the browser method for viewing a PDF in a Windows exe. It should print though, just as it would from a browser. On Feb 3, 2016 6:28 PM, "Charles Szasz" wrote: > Roger, > > How well does printing does the printing work on Windows and Mac? > > Sent from my iPad >

Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

Charles, Check out: launch url or… launch [documentPath with] applicationPath in the dictionary example script… on mouseUp put the effective fileName of this stack into tPdf set the itemDel to slash delete item -1 of tPdf put "/Support/Instructions.pdf" after tPdf launch tPdf

Re: Launching a PDF file stored within a desktop app

you could start by embedding the pdf in your app in a custom property and spit it out as required. see this post with links to examples. http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Ann-Save-and-Deploy-files-to-and-from-Custom-Properties-td4700387.html