Curious to be sure. For my part I binary read my PDFs into an sql database
large blob column then write them back out to disk when needed. That is the
entire basis for my Forms Generator app. I have never encountered this issue.
That may help narrow the scope of the problem.
Bob S
On Jan 3
they were written to the user's
documents folder. The different PDF files have different sizes on Windows and
contain exact the same number of pages the real PDF has, but they are blank.
The problem seems to be solved now. He will import/store the PDFs again in
custom properties, but doing
e exactly what you are talking about?
>>
>> Are you asking about launching a PDF from a menu item under a "Windows" menu?
>>
>>> On 12/31/2023 9:41 AM, Charles Szasz via use-livecode wrote:
>>> I have found that a method I use (proposed by LC tech support
es Szasz via use-livecode wrote:
>> I have found that a method I use (proposed by LC tech support a few years
>> ago to embed PDFs in a Windows menu (using custom properties) does not work
>> in LC 9+. It does work on a Mac. Anybody have
I'm not sure exactly what you are talking about?
Are you asking about launching a PDF from a menu item under a "Windows"
menu?
On 12/31/2023 9:41 AM, Charles Szasz via use-livecode wrote:
I have found that a method I use (proposed by LC tech support a few years ago
to
I have found that a method I use (proposed by LC tech support a few years ago
to embed PDFs in a Windows menu (using custom properties) does not work in LC
9+. It does work on a Mac. Anybody have solution for this problem?
Sent from my iPad
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Me too. I stopped before my head exploded and my brain fell out onto the floor
like scrambled eggs. :-)
Bob S
On Aug 23, 2020, at 7:17 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote:
PDF Widget will do the trick. I start reading the PDF spec 20 years ago and
Glasgow via use-livecode
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:07 AM
To: How to use LiveCode
Cc: David V Glasgow
Subject: Getting page counts of PDFs
Livecoders,
In my day job, some of my income comes from the number of pages from a number
of PDF documents thatI have to read for individual cases. I
full of PDFs.
I didn’t imagine it would be too hard, because both Mac and Win OSs report page
number instantly and accurately in the file information windows.
I discovered that in a small sample of PDFs a line…
<< /Type /Pages /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Count 149 /Kids [ 1396 0 R 13
I thing there is an Open With option likw Wndows has. Try right clicking apdf
and see if you can see an always open with option.
Bob S
> On Nov 22, 2018, at 08:53 , Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget han
>>>> I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles
>>>> pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed.
>>>> Here, the browser widget displays pdf-files without any hiccups. On my
>>>> MacBook I have
If the PDF is embedded by ordinary HTML (= set url of the
browser widget or use in its htmlText , or
) then you can't decide for the user which plugin
to use.
But the user can force this for himself by moving the
corresponding plugin(s) in/out of the plugins-folder
(which is on Mac
app that handles PDF on your Mac?
>> Thanks,
>> Brian
>>> I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles
>>> pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed.
>>> Here, the browser widget displays pdf-files
on your Mac?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
> On Nov 22, 2018, 11:53 AM -0500, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
> , wrote:
>> I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles
>> pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed. Here,
&
Could this be related to the default app that handles PDF on your Mac?
Thanks,
Brian
On Nov 22, 2018, 11:53 AM -0500, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
, wrote:
> I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles
> pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe A
I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles
pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed. Here,
the browser widget displays pdf-files without any hiccups. On my MacBook I have
Adobe Acrobat installed, and the browser widget seems to use
Is there any way to control the quality/compression of images in PDFs
generated by LiveCode?
Putting a 1MB JPG on a card, and printing from the rect of the image to the
page rect, makes about a 6MB PDF file. Changing the jpeg quality of the input
JPG seems to make no difference.
Replacing
When I was testing this
> aspect of the app I had it point to specialFolderPath(“Desktop"). Naturally,
> on the iPad I changed it to specialFolderPath(“engine”) thinking that would
> cover the iOS app. Nope. Apparently you can’t save files (pdfs) to the
> “engine” folder
FWIW…
The issue was related to the specialFolderPath. When I was testing this aspect
of the app I had it point to specialFolderPath(“Desktop"). Naturally, on the
iPad I changed it to specialFolderPath(“engine”) thinking that would cover the
iOS app. Nope. Apparently you can’t save files
I had it “Answer" me the path to the pdf in the iOS app on the iPad and it
reports back:
/var/containerns/Bundle?Application?CA0B0721-80F7-4B24-92C4-0B156D/PTP
System.app/Teacher Laptop Replacement Quote (19).dpf
This should be the path that the - set url of the widget “quoteBrowser” - is
set
Hi All!
I have little app that I’m using track our department quotes/purchases etc. It
pulls the info out of a mySQl db. I have an issue with browser widget
displaying the pdf quotes on iOS. The app pulls the PDF out of mysql via:
Put "SELECT attachment FROM quotes WHERE name ='" & jQuote & "'"
Hello,
I am using launch document to show a PDF file since long time.
Sometimes on some Windows machines LiveCode doesn't find the associated
program to the PDF file extension and the launch fails, though the Adobe
Reader IS associated with the PDF file extension. It seems to me, that it is
the
Hi all.
My porting to Android saga continues - last chapter...
I've just identified that PDFs cannot be loaded into the browser native control
in Android. This breaks my app quite badly. I see there is a workaround to:
launch URL http://blah.com/someFile.pdf
... but this is going to cause
porting to Android saga continues - last chapter...
I've just identified that PDFs cannot be loaded into the browser native
control in Android. This breaks my app quite badly. I see there is a
workaround to:
launch URL http://blah.com/someFile.pdf
... but this is going to cause the app
For what it's worth this appears to be a problem for Java developers too... and
Terry's solution is one I've seen on StackOverflow for them too...
--
Monte Goulding
M E R Goulding - software development services
mergExt - There's an external for that!
:
Hi all.
My porting to Android saga continues - last chapter...
I've just identified that PDFs cannot be loaded into the browser native
control in Android. This breaks my app quite badly. I see there is a
workaround to:
launch URL http://blah.com/someFile.pdf
... but this is going
I've hacked a workaround which loads up a jpeg equivalent meantime but i'd be
interested in see how to implement the google docs approach.
Kind regards, Paul.
On 18 Jun 2013, at 20:59, Monte Goulding mo...@sweattechnologies.com wrote:
For what it's worth this appears to be a problem for
back at work tomorrow.
Terry...
On 18/06/2013, at 10:16 PM, Paul Maguire m...@paulmaguire.me wrote:
Hi all.
My porting to Android saga continues - last chapter...
I've just identified that PDFs cannot be loaded into the browser native
control in Android. This breaks my app quite badly
for pdfs, so I've been looking for a workaround. sturgis (on the
LiveCode Forum) supplied me with an applescript workaround for the Mac (it
copies the selected contents of the pdf to the clipboard, at which point I can
access it via code), but I haven't been able to do the same for Windows.
Any
Thank you, Roger. Works like a charm!
Gregory
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012, at 12:37 AM, Roger wrote:
Have you tried binfile: instead of file: to prevent alteration? In certain
cases, you may not need the // either.
?Roger
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Hello everyone,
I use LiveCode to upload PDFs to a remote Mac using
put url (binfile: longFileName) into url (ftp://; aFTPAddress
newFileName)
but when I download those same PDFs by using
put url (ftp://; aFTPAddress newFileName) into url(file://
aLocalAddress
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Gregory Lypny wrote:
Hello everyone,
I use LiveCode to upload PDFs to a remote Mac using
put url (binfile: longFileName) into url (ftp://;
aFTPAddress newFileName)
but when I download those same PDFs by using
put url (ftp://; aFTPAddress
on the Supercard list:
Re: [SC] Importing PDF files
Set pictureData of card graphic PDF to myPDFfilepath
I wonder ? ? ?
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Hi Richmond,
This imports only the first page of the PDF. IIRC, in the recent discussion on
this list, OP wanted to browse a PDF.
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Best regards,
Mark Schonewille
Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering
Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com
Twitter:
On 11/02/2011 12:40 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote:
Hi Richmond,
This imports only the first page of the PDF. IIRC, in the recent discussion on
this list, OP wanted to browse a PDF.
Notwithstanding, that would be better than the 'nothing' currently
available in Livecode.
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Best regards,
And what's wrong with:
on mouseUp
answer file Select a PDF
if it = then exit mouseUp
set the filename of player test to it
end mouseUp
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Warm Regards,
Ton Kuypers
+32 (0) 477 739 530
Aardbemden 11 • B-2400 • Mol • Belgium
www.publishingtools4u.com
On
Hi Ton,
Nothing is wrong with that, as long as you're on a Mac. It won't work on other
platforms.
(Of course, SuperCard is Mac-only).
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Best regards,
Mark Schonewille
Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering
Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com
Twitter:
I rest my case ;-)
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Warm Regards,
Ton Kuypers
+32 (0) 477 739 530
Aardbemden 11 • B-2400 • Mol • Belgium
www.publishingtools4u.com
On 2-nov-2011, at 16:53, Mark Schonewille wrote:
Hi Ton,
Nothing is wrong with that, as long as you're on a Mac. It won't work on
On 11/02/2011 05:56 PM, tkuyp...@telenet.be wrote:
I rest my case ;-)
Which case is that? Certainly no joy on Linux (which, by-the-way, is
supposedly now
outstripping Mac).
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Warm Regards,
Ton Kuypers
+32 (0) 477 739 530
Aardbemden 11 • B-2400 • Mol • Belgium
As one of the most persistent LC developers to try to incorporate PDFs as
humble bitmaps, I can report that I have actually made the
ImageMagick/GhostScript route work, but the installation side is messy on Macs
- don't know about Linux. It is kind of acceptable on PCs, but there I am
getting
On Nov 2, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Richmond wrote:
On 11/02/2011 05:56 PM, tkuyp...@telenet.be wrote:
I rest my case ;-)
Which case is that? Certainly no joy on Linux (which, by-the-way, is
supposedly now
outstripping Mac).
What he means is that SuperCard and LiveCode do the same thing, just
I knew that!
Bob
On Nov 2, 2011, at 5:40 PM, Ken Ray wrote:
On Nov 2, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Richmond wrote:
On 11/02/2011 05:56 PM, tkuyp...@telenet.be wrote:
I rest my case ;-)
Which case is that? Certainly no joy on Linux (which, by-the-way, is
supposedly now
outstripping Mac).
So that I can hoover up my other requirement to read TIFFs. Sadly LC doesn't
help with that either.
Graham
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OnDate: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 21:57:26 - 0500, Chipp Walters ch...@chipp.com wrote:
Graham,
I'm puzzled why you're using ImageMagick when even with ImageMagick you
Folks, I have been reading all the responses I got on this issue that appeared
under a number of different subject headings in the last couple of weeks. I
thought people might be interested in my current position.
First, my intention was to read PDFs as images (bitmaps) into an LC-authored
app
Graham Samuel wrote:
I was scared of ImageMagick both because of the Windows-specific technical
warnings on the download site and because of the license terms.
The good news is that people on this list have persuaded me that I should not
be scared. There is still some question over the
was to read PDFs as images (bitmaps) into an
LC-authored app written to be run under Windows. This is clearly quite a
restricted way of using PDFs, since they can contain readable text and much
else which I don't currently care about. However, even with these
restrictions it is not an easy thing
Unlike Mac's PREVIEW (where pages have to be saved one by one),
GraphicConverter will chop a PDF up and export it as a set of numbered
images.
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