Display PDF in Browser Widget Error?

Mike Bonner bonnmike at gmail.com
Wed Jun 21 14:37:22 EDT 2017


couldn't you also..

put quote & it & quote into tFile

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 12:24 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> @Roger
>
> Nice!
>
> This code works with filenames with spaces, too:
>
> on mouseUp
>
> local tFile
>
> answer file "Please choose the file you would like to display" with type
> "PDF
> document|pdf|PDF"
>
> if it is not empty then
>
> put it into tFile
>
> replace space with "%20" in tFile
>
> set the url of widget 1 to tFile
>
> end if
>
> end mouseUp
>
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:19 PM, Roger Eller via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > Have you tried "my%20Pdf"?
> >
> > ~Roger
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 2:04 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm, it seems that the spaces are the culprit. I did a quick test, and
> > > selecting a pdf "myPdf" works fine, whereas selecting a pdf "my Pdf"
> > throws
> > > an error.
> > >
> > > This looks like a bug to me :)
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Panos
> > > --
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 6:50 PM, JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode <
> > > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > It contains spaces, but no unicode that I can see.  i.e.
> > "Transportation
> > > > Bus Software Laptop.pdf”
> > > >
> > > > Thank you!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Jun 21, 2017, at 10:47 AM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <
> > > > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi John,
> > > > >
> > > > > Does the pdf filename you select contain any unicode characters?
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > Panos
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 6:31 PM, JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode <
> > > > > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.
> runrev.com
> > >>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Hi All,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I am trying to display a PDF in a browser widget using the
> tutorial
> > > > here:
> > > > >> http://lessons.livecode.com/m/4071/l/727199-how-do-i- <
> > > > http://lessons.livecode.com/m/4071/l/727199-how-do-i->
> > > > >> display-a-pdf-in-livecode <http://lessons.livecode.com/ <
> > > > http://lessons.livecode.com/>
> > > > >> m/4071/l/727199-how-do-i-display-a-pdf-in-livecode>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> and this code:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> on mouseUp
> > > > >>   local tFile
> > > > >>   answer file "Please choose the file you would like to display"
> > with
> > > > >> type "PDF document|pdf|PDF"
> > > > >>   if it is not empty then
> > > > >>      put it into tFile
> > > > >>      set the url of widget "browser" to tFile
> > > > >>   end if
> > > > >> end mouseUp
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I’m getting this error:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> button "Button": execution error at line 6 (extension: error
> occured
> > > > with
> > > > >> domain) near "runtime", char 1
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Would this be a bug, or am I doing something incorrectly?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Thank you!
> > > > >> John Patten
> > > > >> SUSD
> > >
> > >
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