Forum: Poser Python Scripting


Subject: Can you open a text file or PDF (for viewing) from a Python script ?

3dcheapskate opened this issue on Nov 02, 2020 ยท 8 posts


FVerbaas posted Sat, 07 November 2020 at 7:13 AM Forum Coordinator

I use with good success the below in the MDBridge for Poser

#
# Script to give some information on the Poser side bridgehead of the MDBridge. 
#
# F. Verbaas, 13 September 2018 / P12 check nov 2020
import os
import subprocess


scriptfolder  = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
pdffile = os.path.join(scriptfolder, "MDBridgeToPoser.pdf")

subprocess.Popen(pdffile, shell = True)

It can't be more simple I think.