Programming Without Coding Technology (PWCT) - Show PDF using InternetExplorer Control
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This document discusses how to display a PDF file using the Internet Explorer ActiveX control in four steps: 1. It introduces the topic of displaying a PDF file using Internet Explorer's ActiveX control. 2. It provides implementation steps to define the necessary windows, buttons, events and procedures to display the PDF. 3. It shows the final steps tree that is generated. 4. It demonstrates how the application will run at runtime, displaying the PDF file.
Programming Without Coding Technology (PWCT) - Show PDF using InternetExplorer Control
- 1. PWCT 1.9 Art Documentation ( http://doublesvsoop.sourceforge.net ) 2006-2013, Mahmoud Fayed ( [email protected] ) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Table of contents 1 - Introduction 2 - Implementation steps 3 - Final Steps Tree 4 - Application during the runtime 1 - Introduction In this lesson we are going to learn how to show PDF file using the Internet Explorer activex control. 2 - Implementation Steps Fig. (1) Goal Desginer - Steps Tree Select the step (The First Step) We will start now new interaction process to generate new steps to our steps tree. The slow way (Using Mouse): 1 - Click Interact to open the components browser 2 - Select the domain (Windows) 3 - Select the component (Define New Window) The fast way (Using Keyboard shortcuts): 1 - Get the component using its name by typing (Define New Window) Note : Stop typing when you see the required component is selected
- 2. Fig. (2) Component Browser โ Select the component (Define New Window) After selecting the component click Ok or press ENTER Fig. (3) Interaction page - Set the properties and enter the required data as in the image above
- 3. Fig. (4) Form Designer Fig. (5) Goal Desginer - Steps Tree Select the step (Window Controls) We will start now new interaction process to generate new steps to our steps tree. The slow way (Using Mouse): 1 - Click Interact to open the components browser 2 - Select the domain (ActiveX) 3 - Select the component (Define ActiveX control) The fast way (Using Keyboard shortcuts): 1 - Get the component using its name by typing (Define ActiveX control) Note : Stop typing when you see the required component is selected
- 4. Fig. (6) Component Browser โ Select the component (Define ActiveX control) After selecting the component click Ok or press ENTER Fig. (7) Interaction page - Set the properties and enter the required data as in the image above
- 5. Fig. (8) Form Designer Fig. (9) Goal Desginer - Steps Tree Select the step (Window Controls) We will start now new interaction process to generate new steps to our steps tree. The slow way (Using Mouse): 1 - Click Interact to open the components browser 2 - Select the domain (Controls) 3 - Select the component (Button) The fast way (Using Keyboard shortcuts): 1 - Get the component using its name by typing (Button) Note : Stop typing when you see the required component is selected
- 6. Fig. (10) Component Browser โ Select the component (Button) After selecting the component click Ok or press ENTER Fig. (11) Interaction page - Set the properties and enter the required data as in the image above
- 7. Fig. (12) Form Designer Fig. (13) Goal Desginer - Steps Tree Select the step (Button Events) We will start now new interaction process to generate new steps to our steps tree. The slow way (Using Mouse): 1 - Click Interact to open the components browser 2 - Select the domain (Events) 3 - Select the component (Button Events) The fast way (Using Keyboard shortcuts): 1 - Get the component using its name by typing (Button Events) Note : Stop typing when you see the required component is selected
- 8. Fig. (14) Component Browser โ Select the component (Button Events) After selecting the component click Ok or press ENTER Fig. (15) Interaction page - Set the properties and enter the required data as in the image above
- 9. Fig. (16) Goal Desginer - Steps Tree Select the step (Procedure) We will start now new interaction process to generate new steps to our steps tree. The slow way (Using Mouse): 1 - Click Interact to open the components browser 2 - Select the domain (Structure Programming) 3 - Select the component (Define Procedure) The fast way (Using Keyboard shortcuts): 1 - Get the component using its name by typing (Define Procedure) Note : Stop typing when you see the required component is selected Fig. (17) Component Browser โ Select the component (Define Procedure) After selecting the component click Ok or press ENTER
- 10. Fig. (18) Interaction page - Set the properties and enter the required data as in the image above Fig. (19) Goal Desginer - Steps Tree Select the step (Start Here) We will start now new interaction process to generate new steps to our steps tree. The slow way (Using Mouse): 1 - Click Interact to open the components browser 2 - Select the domain (Files / Folders) 3 - Select the component (Get Startup folder) The fast way (Using Keyboard shortcuts): 1 - Get the component using its name by typing (Get Startup folder) Note : Stop typing when you see the required component is selected
- 11. Fig. (20) Component Browser โ Select the component (Get Startup folder) After selecting the component click Ok or press ENTER Fig. (21) Goal Desginer - Steps Tree Select the step (Start Here) We will start now new interaction process to generate new steps to our steps tree. The slow way (Using Mouse): 1 - Click Interact to open the components browser 2 - Select the domain (ActiveX) 3 - Select the component (ActiveX Object) The fast way (Using Keyboard shortcuts): 1 - Get the component using its name by typing (ActiveX Object) Note : Stop typing when you see the required component is selected
- 12. Fig. (22) Component Browser โ Select the component (ActiveX Object) After selecting the component click Ok or press ENTER Fig. (23) Interaction page - Set the properties and enter the required data as in the image above
- 13. Fig. (24) Goal Desginer - Final Steps Tree 3 - Final Steps Tree The First Step Define New Window ( win1 ) , Title : "ActiveX (Internet.Explorer.2) - Show PDF" Window Events Window Properties Window Controls Active Control ( oActiveX ) Define New Button ( btn1 ) , Caption : "Show PDF File" Button Events Event: ON CLICK : Action mypdf Button Properties End Of Window Activate window Procedure Define Procedure mypdf Start Here StartUpFolder := Get StartUp Folder oactivex.navigate ( startupfolder + "test.pdf" ) End of Procedure 4 - Application during the runtime
- 14. Fig. (25) Application during the runtime