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PlayMaker Help & Tips => PlayMaker Help => Topic started by: Gida on February 26, 2016, 08:16:16 AM

Title: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on February 26, 2016, 08:16:16 AM

Hey! Whats the best way to open a Document like a PDF from within the game with playmaker is there an action?

Greetings :)

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: dudebxl on February 26, 2016, 11:37:14 AM

maybe this will help: http://www.francescogallorini.com/2011/02/unity-sharp-pdf/

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on February 29, 2016, 02:49:07 AM

Hey and many thanks. But I simply want to launch a PDF in the external Reader on a button Press. :)

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: djaydino on February 29, 2016, 07:49:39 AM

Hi,
for which platform are you building?

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on February 29, 2016, 08:53:18 AM

Hey Dino,

PC / MAC

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on February 29, 2016, 11:24:11 AM

got something?

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: dudebxl on March 01, 2016, 12:40:32 PM

If you are on PC/Mac, try this in a C# script (edit path to whatever)

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"c:\myPdf.pdf");

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on March 02, 2016, 03:10:06 AM

THNX, will try :)

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on March 02, 2016, 05:30:32 AM

Worked like a charm :) Thank you, solved

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on March 03, 2016, 11:55:48 AM

hm but not from touch. is there another solution???

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: dudebxl on March 03, 2016, 12:20:52 PM

what do you mean by touch? You mean from a mobile device?

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: Gida on March 04, 2016, 02:51:29 AM

Hi,

I think ive got a problem with the path. The Document should be launched from the root Folder so I replaced "c:\myPdf.pdf" with ..\myPdf.pdf".
1st Question : Is this correct?

2nd Question: shall I put it in the update or start function?

Greetz

EDIT:

when testing and switching to runtime, where should the

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: dudebxl on March 04, 2016, 09:35:00 AM

Try this action.. let me know if it works in the build (so that i can put on the ecosystem).

This is only for OS & Win (maybe mobile!!! - it should work but not tested) and uses System.Diagnostics.Process.Start

I tested with a picture from dropdown Mypictures and it works for me.

Thx

Title: Re: Open Document?
Post by: pietwelve on September 13, 2017, 08:27:56 PM

Hi dudebxl,
I'm trying you action that i'm very interested in.
It works fine when the .pdf is in  "my pictures" windows folder, but I can't have it work with the .pdf file in the Game Asset Folder. Sorry if it sounds dummy.
My setup is :
filename : temp.pdf; file path : temp.pdf; set path : streaming asset path
and the temp.pdf file in the Asset folder.