How to open an PDF file from Java Application

Here's a way to do it (if I understand you correctly). Just let explorer.exe do it for you.

import java.awt.*;

public class openPDF

{

Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();

public openPDF()

{

open("test.pdf");

}

public void open(String path)

{

try

{

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("explorer.exe "+path);

} catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("NAI! ERROR!\n"+e); }

}

public static void main(String[] args)

{

openPDF myApplication = new openPDF();

}

}

alienchilda at 2007-7-11 22:52:32 >

> Here's a way to do it (if I understand you

> correctly). Just let explorer.exe do it for you.

>

> > import java.awt.*;

>

> public class openPDF

> {

> Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();

>

> public openPDF()

> {

> open("test.pdf");

> }

>

> public void open(String path)

> {

> try

> {

> Runtime.getRuntime().exec("explorer.exe "+path);

> } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("NAI!

> I! ERROR!\n"+e); }

> }

>

> public static void main(String[] args)

> {

> openPDF myApplication = new openPDF();

> }

>

> }

>

Why do you have a Desktop object as a member but instead of using it, you execute a command with Runtime (which is not platform independent!)?

-Puce

Pucea at 2007-7-11 22:52:32 >