topic Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33435#M5661 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:17:03 GMT s_santalucia 2018-02-01T10:17:03Z Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33429#M5655 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello all</P><P></P><P></P><P>I have a question for you:</P><P></P><P>is it possible to insert a button that open an external file as a PDF file?</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P><P></P><P>Stefania </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 08:39:55 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33429#M5655 s_santalucia 2018-02-01T08:39:55Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33430#M5656 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Action type-&gt;External-&gt;Launch-&gt; under application : provide your file path.</P><P></P><P><IMG __jive_id="192091" alt="Capture.JPG" class="jive-image image-1" src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/192091_Capture.JPG" style="height: auto;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 08:44:39 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33430#M5656 tresB 2018-02-01T08:44:39Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33431#M5657 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>thank you very much!!!!!</P><P></P><P>I have another question: is it possible, the same thing, to QlikSense?</P><P></P><P>Thank you </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 08:53:45 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33431#M5657 s_santalucia 2018-02-01T08:53:45Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33432#M5658 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No such inbuilt feature is there in qlik sense. However, you might achieve similar using extension, check here:<A href="https://community.qlik.com/message/1404816">Trigger Qlik sense</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:02:51 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33432#M5658 tresB 2018-02-01T09:02:51Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33433#M5659 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you!!!</P><P></P><P>I'm doing tests. can I use a variable in the path&nbsp; based on&nbsp; the field selected?</P><P></P><P>thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:16:02 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33433#M5659 s_santalucia 2018-02-01T09:16:02Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33434#M5660 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I never tried. But you can probably try using other fields in the action like: Filename/parameters/working dir... Do some r&amp;d...I guess that should be possible.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:43:57 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33434#M5660 tresB 2018-02-01T09:43:57Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33435#M5661 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:17:03 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33435#M5661 s_santalucia 2018-02-01T10:17:03Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33436#M5662 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Stefania,</P><P>try this in the Application:</P><P></P><P>='C:\\'&amp;$(vs_test)&amp;'test.xlsx'</P><P></P><P>Remeber the equals before the path and concatenate strings and variable.</P><P></P><P>Bye</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:40:48 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33436#M5662 c_pannese 2018-02-01T10:40:48Z Re: Button to open PDF file - QLIK VIEW https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33437#M5663 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you Chiara!!</P><P></P><P>this is perfect!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:49:32 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Button-to-open-PDF-file-QLIK-VIEW/m-p/33437#M5663 s_santalucia 2018-02-01T10:49:32Z