Loading Docs from string location

[Gerrit]

Hi,

I am having problems loading pdf documents from an external source.

Using the method in the syncfusion documentation doesnt work for me.

So the way my app works:

I have buttons on a page. When you click on one of the buttons the app loads another page with a listview with all the pdfs in a specific folder on the tablet

Then when you select a file in the listview it has to open another page with the pdfviewer on it displaying the pdf

My problem then is that I pass the location of the pdf through from the listview as a string.

How can I use that string to load the document?

[Gayathri Ramalingam]

Hi Gerrit, 

  

We have analyzed the feasibility and created a workaround to open the PDF document from the device local storage using SfPdfViewer in Xamarin.Forms. 

  

http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/general/ze/LoadFromFileDemo1205006140 

 

For your reference we have also published KB for the same from below link, 

https://www.syncfusion.com/kb/8858/how-to-load-pdf-from-file-system 

 

Note:   

  

• The PDF files and the file paths used in the code snippet as well as in the sample are only meant to be examples. Before running the sample or using the code in your own application, please ensure that the PDF files exist in the specified paths. The file name and path can also be changed to suit your needs.
• The input PDF files can be placed in the local disks of Windows (desktop/mobile) device and the storage directories of Android device manually.
• But in iOS, manually placed or downloaded files cannot be accessed by an application. For an application, the file must be in the sandbox of the application according to the documentation to access a file. 

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html  

  

 

Regards,  

Gayathri R