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Opening external files

Hello

Is there a way to open external (outside the app) files with Titanium?

eg. Can I open a Pdf using Acrobat (or whatever app is associated) via a Titanium function?

— asked September 11th 2010 by Stephen Clarke
  • desktop
  • file
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3 Answers

  • via Titanium.Process.createProcess() all my dreams can come true

    :1

    — answered September 12th 2010 by Stephen Clarke
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    • Where is this documented? It doesn't seem to be listed in the on-line API ref …

      In fact - I've seen other methods listed here that are not documented online.

      ** Is there a new (yet unpublished) API reference somewhere? (I've asked this before, but was summarily ignored.)

      — commented September 12th 2010 by Richard Brents
    • Nevermind … my bad … it's for desktop, not mobile.

      However - the mobile API doc still seems to be incomplete.

      — commented September 12th 2010 by Richard Brents
  • You can open PDFs in a webview like this:

    var webview = Titanium.UI.createWebView({
        url: my_file.pdf
    });
    webview.open();
    
    — answered September 13th 2010 by Richard Venneman
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    • Webview would only work here for iPhone. Android won't display anything.

      — commented September 29th 2010 by Dawson Toth
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