Android, local PDF and the Browser Widget

[Klaus major-k]

Hi friends,

> Am 07.08.2018 um 22:42 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> Is the browser capable of opening a file on Android? 
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
>> On Aug 7, 2018, at 13:25 , Dan Friedman via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me why this fails on Android, when it works on iOS and desktop:
>> put specialFolderPath("documents") & "myTemp.pdf" into fPath
>> put someRandomPDFData into url ("binfile:" & fPath)
>> set the url of widget "Browser1" to fPath  //I get a white screen
>> I have also tried:
>> set the url of widget "Browser1" to ("file:/" & fPath)
>> set the url of widget "Browser1" to ("file://" & fPath)
>> FWIW, this returns true:
>> answer (there is a file fPath)
>> I have verified that someRandomPDFData is valid PDF data and the detailed files returns the correct file name and size
>> Using LC 9.0.1

ANDROID cannot display PDF inside of a browser out-of-the-box!
This is no LC issue!

But there seems to be a way using JavaScript, please check this forum posting:
<http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=28518>


Best

Klaus

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