@Roger Nice!
This code works with filenames with spaces, too: on mouseUp local tFile answer file "Please choose the file you would like to display" with type "PDF document|pdf|PDF" if it is not empty then put it into tFile replace space with "%20" in tFile set the url of widget 1 to tFile end if end mouseUp On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:19 PM, Roger Eller via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Have you tried "my%20Pdf"? > > ~Roger > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 2:04 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Hmm, it seems that the spaces are the culprit. I did a quick test, and > > selecting a pdf "myPdf" works fine, whereas selecting a pdf "my Pdf" > throws > > an error. > > > > This looks like a bug to me :) > > > > Best, > > Panos > > -- > > > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 6:50 PM, JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > It contains spaces, but no unicode that I can see. i.e. > "Transportation > > > Bus Software Laptop.pdf” > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 21, 2017, at 10:47 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode < > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi John, > > > > > > > > Does the pdf filename you select contain any unicode characters? > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Panos > > > > -- > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 6:31 PM, JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode < > > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi All, > > > >> > > > >> I am trying to display a PDF in a browser widget using the tutorial > > > here: > > > >> http://lessons.livecode.com/m/4071/l/727199-how-do-i- < > > > http://lessons.livecode.com/m/4071/l/727199-how-do-i-> > > > >> display-a-pdf-in-livecode <http://lessons.livecode.com/ < > > > http://lessons.livecode.com/> > > > >> m/4071/l/727199-how-do-i-display-a-pdf-in-livecode> > > > >> > > > >> and this code: > > > >> > > > >> on mouseUp > > > >> local tFile > > > >> answer file "Please choose the file you would like to display" > with > > > >> type "PDF document|pdf|PDF" > > > >> if it is not empty then > > > >> put it into tFile > > > >> set the url of widget "browser" to tFile > > > >> end if > > > >> end mouseUp > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> I’m getting this error: > > > >> > > > >> button "Button": execution error at line 6 (extension: error occured > > > with > > > >> domain) near "runtime", char 1 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Would this be a bug, or am I doing something incorrectly? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Thank you! > > > >> John Patten > > > >> SUSD > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
