pdf.OpenDocument and virtual files

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p-OS
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pdf.OpenDocument and virtual files

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In my program I want to create a pdf using Polybios and read it again for displaying.

In my first attempt I saved the pdf document to a temporary file and then opened the document again.
Worked .

But now I tried to use a virtual file instead:



@REQUIRE "polybios"

doc=pdf.CreateDocument()

; ...
; now generating pages and content
; ...

virt=DefineVirtualFileFromString("","dummy.pdf",True)
doc:SaveToFile(virt)
;...
doc2=pdf.OpenDocument(Nil,virt)
mybrush=pdf.GetBrush(doc2,1,Nil)
DisplayBrush(mybrush,#CENTER,#CENTER)


results in "Error opening PDF document"
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Re: pdf.OpenDocument and virtual files

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Looks like doc:SaveToFile() doesn't support virtual files yet. I'll fix this.
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Re: pdf.OpenDocument and virtual files

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Code: Select all

- Fix: doc:SaveToFile() wasn't compatible with virtual files 
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Re: pdf.OpenDocument and virtual files

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Thanks !
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