[reportlab-users] Help to Auto open generated pdf files

[Umar Yusuf]

Good day,
I am able to generate .PDF files with python and report lab using the
tutorials available.

My question is how do I make a generated PDF to auto open immediately it is
generated from my script?

I don't want it to generate only, but to also open in a default PDF reader.


Thanks for helping in advance.
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[T. Kort]

Hello

This is not a reportlab problem and would fit better to
http://stackoverflow.com/ or similar sites. You need something like
this:

import sys, os, subprocess
if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
subprocess.call(('open', path))
elif os.name == 'nt':
os.startfile(path)
elif os.name == 'posix':
subprocess.call(('xdg-open', path))

Regards, T.


On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:40:01 +0100

Post by Umar Yusuf
Good day,
I am able to generate .PDF files with python and report lab using the
tutorials available.
My question is how do I make a generated PDF to auto open immediately
it is generated from my script?
I don't want it to generate only, but to also open in a default PDF reader.
Thanks for helping in advance.

[Werner]

Hi,

Post by Umar Yusuf
Good day,
I am able to generate .PDF files with python and report lab using the
tutorials available.
My question is how do I make a generated PDF to auto open immediately
it is generated from my script?
I don't want it to generate only, but to also open in a default PDF reader.

I use the desktop module:

try:
desktop.open(url.strip())
except OSError:
text = (_(u'Your default browser could not be opened, \
or the external program was not found or no \
external program is defined for this file.'))

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/desktop

Werner
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[Dom Dom]

Hi,

You may also do:

import ctypes

try:
shell32 = ctypes.windll.shell32
shell32.ShellExecuteA(0,"open",doc_name,0,0,5)
except Exception, e:
print Exception, e

Dominique

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