Problem in loading pdf

[shalu]

Hi,

I am beginner in live code, I am using Linux os and I want to open a pdf from home. for that I am using the code

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   put shell("echo $HOME/") into home1
   put the fld "Field" into ss
   put home1&ss into ass
   answer ass
   launch document ass

The above code is not working because while combing the home path and name of pdf into a variable it's shows that home path and pdf name are appearing in separate lines, how i merge these two line, or is it any alternative method for this problem.

[SparkOut]

The shell command returning the home path by echo is bringing a trailing return.
You can add a check after retrieval

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if the last char of home1 is cr then
  delete the last char of home1
end if 

Don't refer to "the" field "Field" - "the" is required for properties but not containers.
I can't check right now but look up specialFolderPath. It might be that there is a "home" option for Linux, if the "documents" folder is not the same.

[MaxV]

SparkOut is right, you can use specialfolderPath this way:

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launch document ( specialFolderPath("home") & "/mydocument.pdf" )

It works on Linux Mint.

[Klaus]

You can even use $HOME if you prefer this more *NIX like syntax
...
launch document ($HOME & "/mydocument.pdf")
...