Document Viewers
Applications can view common office files from the /media partition by using the Application Manager's open method and by specifying a target URI that points to a file encoded in a supported file format. Several common office file formats are supported. For a full list of file formats, see Resource Types.
Note: If the file is already on the device, the appropriate document viewer launches with the specified file. Otherwise, the file first downloads to the /media partition before launching the appropriate viewer. You can view only the files in the /media/internal partition.
Method
This section describes the following method:
- open
open
View the file located at the target URI, downloading it first if not already on the device.
Required parameter:
- target
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
target | string | URL of the from "://", where filename is a well-formed URI targeting a file encoded in a supported format, designated by either the HTTP header or the ext. |
Return Handling
There are no attributes for return handling.
Example
this.controller.serviceRequest('palm://com.palm.applicationManager', { method: 'open', parameters: { target: "http://www.palm.com/us/support/handbooks/800W_Sprint_Datasheet.pdf" } }); this.controller.serviceRequest('palm://com.palm.applicationManager', { method: 'open', parameters: { target: Mojo.appPath + 'documents/Welcome_to_webOS_development.doc' } });
Sample Code
See Services Sample.