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Problem in loading pdf
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:03 am
by 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.
Re: Problem in loading pdf
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:03 am
by 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.
Re: Problem in loading pdf
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:07 pm
by 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.
Re: Problem in loading pdf
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:51 pm
by Klaus
You can even use $HOME if you prefer this more *NIX like syntax
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launch document ($HOME & "/mydocument.pdf")
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