PDFs in Mac

[Stoffer27 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Does anyone know how to insert a PDF file in Director when creating a MAC Director file? I know on a PC you put a free version of Reader on your disk and insert code:

on mouseUp
open "MediaFolder/untitles.pdf" with "MediaFolder/Reader/AcroRd32.exe"
end


But I'm not sure how to open a PDF using a MAC. I have Director 8.5 for PC and Director 8 for Mac. Does Director MX for Mac have the ability to open PDFs?

Thanks,

Chris

[Rob Dillon]

Hi Chris,

It works exactly the same way on a Mac. Follow the Adobe instructions
for installing Reader on the CD. You'll have to install the Mac version
and the Win version.

Then use the open command and use the Mac, ":", file separater
charactor:

open "MediaFolder:untitles.pdf" with "MediaFolder:Reader:AcrobatReader"

or whatever the name of the system 9 Reader name is. OS X will work
exactly the same way.

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Rob
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[Stoffer27 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the advice. Still kinda confusing.


You said:

"It works exactly the same way on a Mac. Follow the Adobe instructions
for installing Reader on the CD. You'll have to install the Mac version
and the Win version."

I have to install the MAC and PC version to run it on a MAC? Also, I can't find instructions from Adobe on how to install Reader on a CD. Can you explain? I know on the PC you just include the Reader file that the .exe file is in. Not sure about Mac.

Thanks,

Chris