Android Question How to open Adobe Acrobat Reader with the correct pdf file immediately?

[welu1805]

Dear all,

in my app I create a PDF file with PdfDocument. I want to see it in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

With this code I can start Adobe Acrobat Reader:

    Dim in As Intent
    in = pm.GetApplicationIntent("com.adobe.reader")
    StartActivity(in)

How can I give the filename to the reader to open the correct pdf immediately?

Thanks for your help
Lutz

 

[DonManfred]

Note that you need to use FileProvider on higher Android versions and especially higher tagetSDK
This works with targetsdk 28

Dim FileName As String = "xx.pdf"
        File.Copy(File.DirAssets, FileName, Starter.Provider.SharedFolder, FileName)
        Dim in As Intent
        in.Initialize(in.ACTION_VIEW, "")
        Starter.Provider.SetFileUriAsIntentData(in, FileName)
        'Type must be set after calling SetFileUriAsIntentData
        in.SetComponent("android/com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity")
        in.SetType("application/pdf")
        StartActivity(in)

Hope it helps

References:
android.jar / targetSdkVersion / minSdkVersion
FileProvider

 

[welu1805]

Thanks, it works. But I get some apps to choose: Adobe Acrobat, WPS Office, PDF Capture ...

Is it possible to get ONLY Adobe Acrobat without choosing?

 

[DonManfred]

Use SetComponent and try to fill in the packagename from the Adobe Acrobat app instead of "android/com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity"
This requires the app to be installed. It does not work if exact this app is not installed.

 

[welu1805]

Sorry, but it doesn't work. There are many apps again to choose one.

This example works:

    Dim ph As Phone
    Dim pm As PackageManager
    Dim in As Intent
    in = pm.GetApplicationIntent("com.adobe.reader")
    
    If in.IsInitialized Then
        Msgbox("found","")
        
        Dim FileName As String = "xx.pdf"
        File.Copy(File.DirDefaultExternal & "/Examples", FileName, Starter.Provider.SharedFolder, FileName)
        Starter.Provider.SetFileUriAsIntentData(in, FileName)
        StartActivity(in)
    End If

How can I close Acrobat Reader when the app is finished?

 

[DonManfred]

You do not have control over other apps.