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How can i have my program open a .pdf file? The user should already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on their machines...
Also, are there any free (or reallly cheap) pluggins to allow my program to open a .pdf file without having to open the external program?
thank you again for your hlep
squirrelly1
Use ShellExecute, giving it the path & filename to the PDF ..... that will cause what ever default app they have for PDF file to lauch and open it.
You could try opening it in the OLE object in the toolbar...
Although not sure if it will work :(
Is there no control in Project - Components list?
Woka
Acyially you could open Acrobat, using the shell command, then using the SetParent API command you could "insert" the WHOLE PDF Acrobat App inside a picture box...
Do a search for Setparent on here...there are loads of examples...
Woka
Should'nt this work???
VB Code:
i get an "Invalid procedure call or argument" error...
ty,
squirrelly1
woka said:
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You could try opening it in the OLE object in the toolbar...... Is there no control in Project - Components list?
Project-Components, Do you have Acrobat Control for ActiveX..?
if so, I create a form (frmPDF) create the oject (Pdf1) and set the source (src):
frmPdf.Pdf1.src = App.Path & "\Filename.pdf"
works all the time for me..
if you have the Adobe Acrobat 5.0 installed, try to look for the activex in your [Program Files]/Adobe/Acrobat 5.0/Acrobat/ActiveX -
Try to check if the Adobe Reader also includes the .ocx file in its destination folder.