B4J Question Open external PDF document

DonManfred

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• Aug 18, 2020

• #2

Copy the file to DirData first and open it from there.

 

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red30

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• Aug 18, 2020

• #3

If I place the pdf file in the Objects folder, then I can open it with:

B4X:

Sub btnInfo_Click  
    fx.ShowExternalDocument(File.GetUri(File.DirApp, "adc.pdf"))
End Sub

If I pack such a project into an "exe" using B4JPackager, then after installing the "exe" the pdf file no longer opens. Why does this happen?

DonManfred said:

Copy the file to DirData first and open it from there.

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I don't understand how DirData works ... Can I have an example?

 

Last edited: Aug 18, 2020

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Erel

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• Aug 19, 2020

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See the first search result: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/pages/results/?query=dirdata

 

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red30

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• Aug 19, 2020

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Erel said:

See the first search result: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/pages/results/?query=dirdata

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I don't understand how this helps me? Where can I put the pdf file so that it becomes part of the application? So that after installing the exe, when you click this button, the file will open.

 

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red30

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• Aug 19, 2020

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Maybe I misinterpreted something. I have a pdf file. I am creating an exe file with B4JPackager. I want this exe to contain a pdf file. So that when installing the application, I always have access to this file. I don't understand how to do this ...

 

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Erel

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• Aug 19, 2020

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Put it in the Files folder and copy it to File.DirData at runtime.

 

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