Stephen A. Tjemkes wrote:
Hi,
If you excuse my ignorance, but I am looking for a simple example how to launch an executable (a tcl/tk script in my case) from within a pdf document prepared by context.
During a presentation i would like to show some graphics which are generated through the execution of a tcl/tk script.
One could close the pdf file and open the tcl/tk script, but it would be nice if one could symbolically link the script within the pdf file.
Because I prepare the pdf file using context, I searched the context manuals, but didnot find a solution to this problem.
Therefore if somebody has solved this already and is willing to share his/her
experience I would be grateful
the best way to do it is to make a cmd file (batch file) and use the \goto{whatever}[program(somename.cmd)] feature; this kind of functionality has never been robust in acrobat and batch files permit you to set up things properly (paths, command line arguments, etc);
an alternative is to use http requests and a local http server, but then you end up with acrobat waiting for some response (url or submit methods)
Hans
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