[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.

[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.

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[Werner]

Hi,

On 6/29/2014 11:40, Umar Yusuf wrote:

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

[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