Hi friends,
> Am 07.08.2018 um 22:42 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
> Is the browser capable of opening a file on Android?
>
> Bob S
>
>
>> On Aug 7, 2018, at 13:25 , Dan Friedman via use-livecode
>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me why this fails on Android, when it works on iOS and
>> desktop:
>> put specialFolderPath("documents") & "myTemp.pdf" into fPath
>> put someRandomPDFData into url ("binfile:" & fPath)
>> set the url of widget "Browser1" to fPath //I get a white screen
>> I have also tried:
>> set the url of widget "Browser1" to ("file:/" & fPath)
>> set the url of widget "Browser1" to ("file://" & fPath)
>> FWIW, this returns true:
>> answer (there is a file fPath)
>> I have verified that someRandomPDFData is valid PDF data and the detailed
>> files returns the correct file name and size
>> Using LC 9.0.1
ANDROID cannot display PDF inside of a browser out-of-the-box!
This is no LC issue!
But there seems to be a way using JavaScript, please check this forum posting:
<http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=28518>
Best
Klaus
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Klaus Major
http://www.major-k.de
kl...@major-k.de
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