Adobe is installed, and it will display the pdf using the command window. Not sure about shellexecute's return value, I can't seem to see anything in the debugger...
James E Harvey Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc. M.I.S./Corresponding Officer Off: 717-637-8931 fax: 717-637-6766 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul McNett Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:12 PM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: pdf in vfp Paul McNett wrote: > Jim Harvey wrote: >> This doesn't work using a pdf (no error returned, just doesn't do anything), >> but does with a jpg file, is it possible with a pdf? >> >> ***commandbutton.click >> >> mcheck = alltrim(checks.pathname) + ALLTRIM(checks.filename) + ".pdf" >> >> declare long ShellExecute in "shell32.dll" ; >> long hwnd, ; >> string lpszOp, ; >> string lpszFile, ; >> string lpszParams, ; >> string lpszDir, ; >> long nShowCmd >> ShellExecute(0,'Open',(mcheck),'','',0) > > Do you have a PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, installed on the > system (apologies if that sounds like a stupid question)? Also, what's the return value of ShellExecute? If you open a DOS window and type: start <path_to.pdf> You should get your PDF reader opened displaying the PDF. Does this work? Paul [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
