How to open a pdf loaded in resource file?

Selvajothi

I want to show the help file for my application when the user clicks on the link.
I have created a resource file and then I have changed resource file .qrc to .py file.
Now I don't know how to get that pdf file and show it from .py file. In .py file the pdf file is written as binary code.

jsulm

@Selvajothi You can store the PDF content as temp file and show that temp file then.

Selvajothi

I tried this but it is not working

destinationTemp = QDir.fromNativeSeparators(path)#path is a local directory
fileName = "manual"
QFile.copy("qrc:/newPrefix/text.pdf", destinationTemp + fileName + ".pdf")
QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl.fromLocalFile(destinationTemp + fileName + ".pdf"))

J.Hilk

@Selvajothi
try it with

":/newPrefix/text.pdf"

not qrc:...

Pablo J. Rogina

@Selvajothi said in How to open a pdf loaded in resource file?:

it is not working

what is not working? please describe...

Are you able to see the temp file being created on disk?
If so, are you able to open such file with an external PDF viewer?
If so, what happens if you double click/select such file from the OS? is any default application launching? I mean, are you sure the PDF extension has a default app linked to it in your OS?

Selvajothi

@J-Hilk Thank you . It is working now

Pablo J. Rogina

@Selvajothi said in How to open a pdf loaded in resource file?:

It is working now

It would be great if you could explain what way you solved the issue.

In addition, please don't forget to mark your post as solved then!

Selvajothi

I have changed ":/newPrefix/text.pdf" from "qrc:/newPrefix/text.pdf"