[RESOLVED] pdf view

[LakshmiP]

Hi

i 'm developing windows application
using these code to view pdf

  Dim pdfurl As String = app.path &"\pdf\help.pdf" 
            Objpdf.AxPdf1.src = pdfurl

its viewing in my system.

when i genarate the exe and installed in another system ,its not working.

Added "Acrobat Control for ActiveX" in References.

in my sys Adobe 5.0 is there,another sys have 8.0

any problem with version?

Thanks for any help.

[jmcilhinney]

I'm not sure whether the version would be an issue but it may well be. The first thing to check though is that you have deployed the Interop DLL with your EXE. If not then it can;t work with any version.

[LakshmiP]

yes i deployed Interop.PdfLib.dll and AxInterop.PdfLib.dll .

[jmcilhinney]

Then I guess it's a version issue. I've not used COM Interop all that much but I know that version matters with Microsoft Office so I guess it likely does with any COM components.

[LakshmiP]

any other way to viewpdf?

[LakshmiP]

the pdf.ocx control is only version 5.05. I checked in the ActiveX directory of another sys Adobe\Acrobat 8.0 installation and there was no pdf.ocx .

Also on Adobe's Web site, all their info. on pdf.ocx only mentions the 5.05 version.

Is there a better way to display PDF files other than the pdf.ocx ActiveX control?

[jmcilhinney]

I have Adobe Reader installed on my system and when I choose items for the Toolbox, the first item on the COM Components page is "Adobe PDF Reader" in AcroPDF.dll named "Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Browser Control Type Library 1.0". I think that that's probably what you should using. Note that I have the most recent version of Adobe Reader installed, i.e. 9.2, but that name indicates that they've been using the same ActiveX control since version 7.0, so that should provide fairly widespread support. Anyone using older than version 7 doesn't deserve to use your app anyway.

[LakshmiP]

Thanks for ur reply

For my application,
I just open Choose Tool Box Items dialog by right clicking on toolbox and select COM components tab.
then select adobe acrobat reader 7.0 browser document

I already install adobe acrobat reader 8.0 in my system..

after selection i just click ok .now axAcroPDF1 is added into tool box.
AxAcroPDF1.src = "E://ast/pdf/help.pdf"

i'm unable to open pdf,when i add breakpoint there the path coming like
"file://E://ast/pdf/help.pdf"

what is the problem?

[jmcilhinney]

That doesn't look like a valid file path to me.

[LakshmiP]

Yes its not valid path.

Why its coming like?

[Arve K.]

AxAcroPDF1.src = "E:\ast\pdf\help.pdf"

[LakshmiP]

Thank you jmcilhinney,Its working now

Thanks alot