Starting the Viewer

Added by Patrick Corless, last edited by Patrick Corless on Feb 12, 2018  (view change)
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Starting the ICEpdf Viewer Application

The downloadable bundle includes a 'libs' folder that contains the following jars:

1. Ensure that JDK 1.8.0 or higher has been installed.

2. Add the relevant JAR files to the classpath. You need at least the following:

  • icepdf-core-x.x.x.jar
  • icepdf-viewer-x.x.x.jar
  • bcprov-jdk15on-x.x.x.jar
  • cprov-ext-jdk15on-x.x.x.jar
  • bcpkix-jdk15on-x.x.x.jar

To enable enhanced CCITTFax support via Twelve Monkeys Image API

  • imageio-tiff-x.x.x.jar
  • common-image-x.x.x.3.jar
  • common-io--x.x.x.jar
  • common-lang-x.x.x.jar
  • imageio-core-x.x.x.jar
  • imageio-metadata-x.x.x.jar

To enable JBIG2 Image support

  • jbig2-imageio-x.x.x.jar

To enable ICEpdf Pro and full PDF font support, install the following:

  • icepdf-pro-x.x.x.jar
  • icepdf-pro-intl-x.x.x.jar

To add support for JPEG200 images:
Add the following maven dependencies to your project.
Maven

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.jai-imageio</groupId>
    <artifactId>jai-imageio-jpeg2000</artifactId>
    <version>1.3.0</version> 
</dependency>

Gradle

compile 'com.github.jai-imageio:jai-imageio-jpeg2000:1.3.0'

3. Run "java org.icepdf.core.ri.viewer.Main [option <value>]"


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Starting as an Executable JAR

The icepdf-viewer.jar file is an executable JAR file, so you can also start the Viewer Application with JDK 1.5.0 or greater as follows:

java -jar icepdf-viewer.jar


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Command Line Options
Option Description
-loadfile filename Starts the ICEpdf Viewer and displays the specified local PDF file. Use the following syntax:

*-loadfile c:/examplepath/file.pdf
-loadurl url Starts the ICEpdf Viewer and displays the PDF file at the specified URL. Use the following syntax:

*-loadurl http://www.examplesite.com/file.pdf


To start the ICEpdf Viewer without command line options or Batik support:
"java -classpath icepdf-core.jar;icepdf-viewer.jar org.icepdf.ri.viewer.Main"


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Settings Directory

The ICEpdf Viewer stores its settings via the Preferences API and stores setting on a platform by platform basis.


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