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Regiomontanus · 09-01-2010, 11:56 AM

I would like to open PDF file from the command line, just like, for example,
I can open a web page:

Code:

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW http://yahoo.com

I tried the following variants, but none of them work:

Code:

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW /extsdcard/myfile.pdf
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW file:/extsdcard/myfile.pdf
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW file:///extsdcard/myfile.pdf

I also found that the following opens list of recent books

Code:

am start -n com.entouragesys.android.readerapp/com.entouragesys.android.readerapp.ReaderActivity

but that is not yet what I need.

Any ideas?

09-01-2010, 11:56 AM	#1
Regiomontanus Edge User	How to open pdf file with e-ink reader from the shell/adb? I would like to open PDF file from the command line, just like, for example, I can open a web page: Code: am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW http://yahoo.com I tried the following variants, but none of them work: Code: am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW /extsdcard/myfile.pdf am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW file:/extsdcard/myfile.pdf am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW file:///extsdcard/myfile.pdf I also found that the following opens list of recent books Code: am start -n com.entouragesys.android.readerapp/com.entouragesys.android.readerapp.ReaderActivity but that is not yet what I need. Any ideas? Last edited by Regiomontanus; 09-01-2010 at 12:35 PM.