On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 3:30:59 PM UTC-8, Karl Florian wrote: > > No it didn't work on the web. > local Linux and Windows worked fine. > *I am using str(os.path.join(request.folder, 'tex', 'languages.tex')) to > set the path to my files.* > > I am using Massimiliano's code to start my pdf's. > But i still have the 2 Problems i mentioned before. >
I'm not sure about the button problem, but response.stream's filename parameter should help with the ugly name. > > Am Dienstag, 3. November 2015 23:31:07 UTC+1 schrieb Dave S: > >> >> >> On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 1:26:26 PM UTC-8, Karl Florian wrote: >>> >>> I think i found my own solution. >>> Wo ever has the same Problem, try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> >>> import webbrowser >>> webbrowser.open_new(r'file://C:\path\to\file.pdf') >>> >>> >>> It works just the way i Need it. >>> >>> >> >> I'm glad it works for you, but it won't work on a lot of systems (Linux >> systems usually don't know what "C:" means, and their slashes are forward >> leaning). >> >> You might look at using response.stream, >> > [sorry, careless reading on the first pass] > which has an option for setting a filename (sets the header field >> "Content-Disposition"), and the browser should send that to a sensible >> place, like the Downloads directory. >> >> <URL: >> http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/04/the-core?search=content-type#response >> > >> >> /dps >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Am Dienstag, 3. November 2015 16:38:06 UTC+1 schrieb Karl Florian: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Massimiliano, >>>> it works thank you! >>>> >>>> However there are 2 things i do not like: >>>> >>>> 1) My PDF File is renamed to the same as my Controller function Name >>>> plus a number and *without the Extension .pdf*. >>>> Example:* printlanguages+cd123452* >>>> >>>> 2) After the *"return response.stream()"* my *submit button* that >>>> started the Output remains pressed until i refresh the url-page manually. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to Redirect to the URL after the pdf file was displayed? >>>> >>>> Do you or does anybody else have a solution for this? >>>> >>>> >>>> Am Dienstag, 3. November 2015 12:02:05 UTC+1 schrieb Massimiliano: >>>> >>>>> Try this way to display your pdf: >>>>> >>>>> def yourcontroller() >>>>> # generate pdf >>>>> . . . >>>>> import cStringIO >>>>> data = open(filename,"rb").read() >>>>> response.headers['Content-Type']='application/pdf' >>>>> return response.stream(cStringIO.StringIO(data)) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Karl Florian <kh.fl...@florian-sw.de> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> i am a newby to web2py and need some help dislaying label in my >>>>>> application. >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m using Latex and PSTricks to create my barcode label.pdf files. >>>>>> The problem is, everthing works ok on local Windows or Ubuntu but not >>>>>> from my Linux-VServer (WEbServer). >>>>>> The label.pdf is created but not displayed. >>>>>> >>>>>> This my sourccode after the place where i creating my label.pdf file: >>>>>> //******************************************************** >>>>>> This does not work on webserver (only in local Systems): >>>>>> ............... >>>>>> os.system('latex label.tex') >>>>>> time.sleep(0.1) >>>>>> if sys.platform == "win32": >>>>>> os.system('dvips -o label-pics.ps label.dvi') >>>>>> os.system('ps2pdf awblabel-pics.ps label.pdf') >>>>>> os.startfile('label.pdf') >>>>>> else: >>>>>> # os.system('dvipdf label.dvi') >>>>>> os.system('dvips -o awblabel-pics.ps label.dvi') >>>>>> os.system('ps2pdf awblabel-pics.ps label.pdf') >>>>>> if sys.platform == "darwin": subprocess.call(['open', >>>>>> 'label.pdf']) >>>>>> else: subprocess.call(['xdg-open', 'label.pdf']) >>>>>> return dict(redirect(URL('labelapp', args=req_id))) >>>>>> >>>>>> //******************************************************** >>>>>> This works, however my SUBMIT Button does not get released: >>>>>> ................... >>>>>> else: >>>>>> mypdffile=os.path.join(request.folder, 'pdffiles', 'label.pdf' ) >>>>>> pdfdata = open(mypdffile,"rb").read() >>>>>> os.unlink(mypdffile) >>>>>> response.headers['Content-Type']='application/pdf' >>>>>> return pdfdata >>>>>> return dict(redirect(URL('labelapp', args=req_id))) >>>>>> >>>>>> //******************************************************** >>>>>> >>>>>> Do i have to use something like *PDFObject.js* or *PDF.js* or is >>>>>> there a better way to do it? >>>>>> Where can i find examples that use *PDFObject.js* or *PDF.js*? >>>>>> ......................... >>>>>> >>>>>> I just can not find any good examples. >>>>>> >>>>>> As i said i am new to web programming and web2py. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I think web2py is a cool product. >>>>>> Hope someone can help. >>>>>> >>>>>> /dps -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
