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Calling a pdf file from java swing

Keshini Weerasuriya

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posted 18 years ago

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Hey.. IS there any way to call a pdf file from java swing application. I want to give a user manual for my application in pdf format and wants this document to open when say the user clicks some button in java swing application..

Is this possible? Thanks in advance..

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You can bundle the PDF file with your Swing app, and open it using Runtime.exec.

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Thanks for the reply..Can u explain a bit further on how to do it??

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How to do what? Are you familiar with jar files and Runtime.exec?

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