Re: PDF in director

Well, INM have a product simple called "PDFxtra" as well. Much cheaper, I use it and have yet to come across a feature that I need that it doesn't have. Impressario IS more advanced, but perhaps 'over the top' for many.

You do need an Xtra to view PDFs on the Director Stage, but for simple loading of a PDF from disk you can use Lingo 'open' or almost as simple BuddyAPI Xtra Lingo (it's a free xtra when used with limited functionality, but it's just enough for this case).

There are many old Acrobat readers out there, so either ensure that the PDF you distribute is saved in an 'old' format, or indlude an up to date reader on the disk for the user to install. Adobe has made a special executable available for this purpose - it was a little hard to find last time I did it, sorry I have no direct link.



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