From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/22356 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Stephen A. Tjemkes" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Start of application within a context document Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:33:32 +0200 Message-ID: Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1126172120 21421 80.91.229.2 (8 Sep 2005 09:35:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:35:20 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu Sep 08 11:35:19 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EDIn0-0000bI-3c for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:33:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A435127C8; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:33:49 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 15939-03; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:33:44 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 399C6127B1; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:33:44 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A356127B1 for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:33:43 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 15836-06-2 for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:33:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from gwn0201.eumetsat.int (cln0201.eumetsat.int [193.17.8.17]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04FA112793 for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:33:41 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from DOMIA01-MTA by gwn0201.eumetsat.int with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:33:41 +0200 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.4 Original-To: Content-Disposition: inline X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on smtp.ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:22356 Archived-At: Will try this thanks stephen >>> pragma@wxs.nl 08/09/05 10:22:06 >>> Stephen A. Tjemkes wrote: >Hi, > >If you excuse my ignorance, but I am looking for a simple example how to = launch an executable (a tcl/tk script in my case) from within a pdf = document prepared by context.=20 > >During a presentation i would like to show some graphics which are = generated through the execution of a tcl/tk script.=20 >One could close the pdf file and open the tcl/tk script, but it would be = nice if one could symbolically link the script within the pdf file.=20 >Because I prepare the pdf file using context, I searched the context = manuals, but didnot find a solution to this problem.=20 > >Therefore if somebody has solved this already and is willing to share = his/her experience I would be grateful > =20 > the best way to do it is to make a cmd file (batch file) and use the = \goto{whatever}[program(somename.cmd)] feature; this kind of functionality = has never been robust in acrobat and batch files permit you to set up = things properly (paths, command line arguments, etc);=20 an alternative is to use http requests and a local http server, but then = you end up with acrobat waiting for some response (url or submit = methods)=20 Hans=20 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com=20 | www.pragma-pod.nl=20 ----------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl=20 http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context