H HarleyM Member Licensed User Longtime User Mar 17, 2011 #1 I'm look for a way to display a PDF (or MSWord type RTF) in B4A. Any suggestions? :sign0085:
F FrankR Member Licensed User Longtime User Mar 17, 2011 #2 Use WebView. Now you have HTML/Rich Text. I was hoping that would also provide PDF rendering, but I can see from some reading that it is not the case. From that point, if you must have PDF rendering, you can try something mentioned in this thread: Android - Load PDF / PDF Viewer - Stack Overflow webview.loadUrl("http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=http://myurl.com/demo.pdf"); Click to expand... Upvote 0
Use WebView. Now you have HTML/Rich Text. I was hoping that would also provide PDF rendering, but I can see from some reading that it is not the case. From that point, if you must have PDF rendering, you can try something mentioned in this thread: Android - Load PDF / PDF Viewer - Stack Overflow webview.loadUrl("http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=http://myurl.com/demo.pdf"); Click to expand...
H HarleyM Member Licensed User Longtime User Mar 17, 2011 #3 Thanks... I'll look into it! FrankR said: Use WebView. Now you have HTML/Rich Text. I was hoping that would also provide PDF rendering, but I can see from some reading that it is not the case. From that point, if you must have PDF rendering, you can try something mentioned in this thread: Android - Load PDF / PDF Viewer - Stack Overflow Click to expand... Hoping for a simple PDF (edit) solution within the existing B4A framework. One to add to the wish list... Last edited: Mar 21, 2011 Upvote 0
Thanks... I'll look into it! FrankR said: Use WebView. Now you have HTML/Rich Text. I was hoping that would also provide PDF rendering, but I can see from some reading that it is not the case. From that point, if you must have PDF rendering, you can try something mentioned in this thread: Android - Load PDF / PDF Viewer - Stack Overflow Click to expand... Hoping for a simple PDF (edit) solution within the existing B4A framework. One to add to the wish list...
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Mar 18, 2011 #4 One to add to the wish list... Click to expand... WebView is already supported. Upvote 0
R RJB Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Nov 21, 2012 #5 I know this is an old thread but does it imply that Webview can display RTF files? If so how do you load them? Thanks Upvote 0
I know this is an old thread but does it imply that Webview can display RTF files? If so how do you load them? Thanks
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Nov 22, 2012 #6 It is better to start a new thread. I believe that my answer was for a question or comment that later was edited and removed. WebView doesn't support RTF files. Upvote 0
It is better to start a new thread. I believe that my answer was for a question or comment that later was edited and removed. WebView doesn't support RTF files.