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jim1001 wrote:I'd be grateful for any answers to some basic questions about this solution.

jim1001 wrote: [*]Does this allow for PDF viewing inside a LiveCode app or does it jump out of the LiveCode app?

jim1001 wrote: [*]Does it use the following LiveCode?

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mobileControlCreate “browser”

local sBrowserID 
on openMobileBrowser pURL //for mobile environment
   if sBrowserID is a number then mobileControlDelete sBrowserID
   mobileControlCreate "browser"
   put the result into sBrowserID
   mobileControlSet sBrowserId, "rect", (the rect of grc "browserRect")
   mobileControlSet sBrowserID, "visible", "true"
   mobileControlSet sBrowserID, "autoFit", "true"
   mobileControlSet sBrowserID, "scrollingEnabled", "true"
   mobileControlSet sBrowserID, "url", pURL
end openMobileBrowser

on openMacBrowser pURL //CEF browser has bugs on mac
   put revBrowserOpen(the windowid of this stack, "") into tBrowserId
   if tBrowserId is not an integer then doAlert "Error on opening browser:" && tBrowserId
   put tBrowserId into sBrowserId
   revBrowserSet sBrowserId, "showborder", true
   revBrowserSet sBrowserId, "rect", (the rect of grc "browserRect")
   revBrowserSet sBrowserId, "url", pURL
end openMacBrowser

on openCEFBrowser pURL //for windows, and linux - probably…
   put revBrowserOpenCef(the windowid of this stack, "") into tBrowserId
   if tBrowserId is not an integer then doAlert "Error on opening browser:" && tBrowserId
   put tBrowserId into sBrowserId
   revBrowserSet sBrowserId, "showborder", true
   revBrowserSet sBrowserId, "rect", (the rect of grc "browserRect")
   revBrowserSet sBrowserId, "url", pURL
end openCEFBrowser

on doAlert pMessage
   answer warning pMessage
   exit to top
end doAlert

jim1001 wrote: [*]Will it work with LiveCode Community current stable release (8.1.6)?

jim1001 wrote: ...and now having had a quick look at the LiveCode Dictionary for widget

[*]What is the list of all things you need to do for the solution? eg. do you have to build your own widget from a Builder extension? (something I know nothing about)
[*]Assuming widgets are important in all this, where is the best place to find out more about them in general (including their URL property)?[/list]

Thanks!

jim1001 wrote: Does this allow for PDF viewing inside a LiveCode app or does it jump out of the LiveCode app?

jim1001 wrote: Does it use the following LiveCode?

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mobileControlCreate “browser”

jim1001 wrote: Will it work with LiveCode Community current stable release (8.1.6)?

jim1001 wrote: What is the list of all things you need to do for the solution? eg. do you have to build your own widget from a Builder extension?

jim1001 wrote: Assuming widgets are important in all this, where is the best place to find out more about them in general (including their URL property)?

file:///sdcard/.../pdfjs/web/viewer.html

var DEFAULT_URL = "file:///sdcard/.../PDFs/test.pdf";

Note: the worker is not enabled for file:// urls, so use a server.

Try this: https://mega.nz/#!pJwhgCQR!8RJRc6k79p-_ ... 9zYgU44rsg

<path-to-viewer-folder>/viewer.html?filepath=<path-to-your-local-or-remote-pdf-file>

jim1001 wrote: Thanks MaxV - your code worked for me. And now I understand what you meant by the browser widget - I thought on mobile you had to use mobileControlCreate “browser”.

However to be useful in the app I'm developing I really need to pass the PDF file in my LiveCode

rmuzzini - I noticed your PDF file was stored under specialFolderPath("Documents") - is this essential for your code to work or can you display a PDF stored in another place?

If we do have to use specialFolderPath("Documents") is it possible to manually copy files outside LiveCode to it? I read at http://livecode.wikia.com/wiki/Saving_files_on_Android that it's a virtual folder but can't find it in the Android filesystem...

• copy all files and folder in specialFolderPath("Documents"),
• overwrite the test.pdf with your file,
• use this code: set the URL of widget 1 to (specialFolderPath("Documents") & "/pdfjs/web/viewer.html")

On mobile all the files selected to include in your app, from the Standalone application settings, are copied in specialFolderPath("Engine").

copy all files and folder in specialFolderPath("Documents"),

overwrite the test.pdf with your file,

var DEFAULT_URL = 'test.pdf'

On mobile all the files selected to include in your app, from the Standalone application settings, are copied in specialFolderPath("Engine").