Thanks Ben, I have been wandering if it could be a system file; however I can LAUNCH a file with a .XLS extension and it will open it with Excel correctly. I would think that the Windows uses the same procedure to open files with their associated program.
I will give SFC a try. Javier, Javier Valencia, PE O: 913-829-0888 H: 913-397-9605 C: 913-915-3137 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Petersen Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:45 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launching a PDF file Maybe a corrupt system file? >From a command prompt (run as administrator) sfc /scannow On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Javier Valencia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dennis, > > That was the first thing I did and everything seems OK. I also went to > Tools>File Type on the Windows Explorer and reset the file association > Tools>with > similar results. > I believe that I have tried all the "usual suspects" with no luck. > > Javier, > > Best regards, > > Javier Valencia, PE > President > > Valencia Technology Group, LLC > 14315 S. 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Please then delete the original message (including any attachments) in its entirety. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis > McGrath > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:19 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launching a PDF file > > Right click on a PDF file. > Look for "Open With" > Choose Program. > Click Choose Program. > If you have Adobe Reader or some PDF read, it should be listed. > Click it once to highlight it and, on the bottom, you'll likely see > "Always use this program to open the selected file." > Make sure the check box is checked. > Click OK to apply. > Try it now. > > > > Dennis McGrath > Software Developer > QMI Security Solutions > 1661 Glenlake Ave > Itasca IL 60143 > 630-980-8461 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis > McGrath > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:07 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launching a PDF file > > Javier, > > Try > LAUNCH .vDocFile > > Dennis McGrath > Software Developer > QMI Security Solutions > 1661 Glenlake Ave > Itasca IL 60143 > 630-980-8461 > [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Javier > Valencia > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:41 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Launching a PDF file > > Very strange problem. In an application I open a PDF file via the > Launch command. > > LAUNCH &vDocFile > > Where vDocFile has the path and name for the file. This works on every > computer except in one where the user gets the following error: > > "There is no application associated with the given filename extension." > > I have looked at the file type association and it correctly list > Acrobat Reader. > I can double click on the file on the Windows Explorer and it opens > the file correctly > > I go to the command prompt and type: > Assoc.pdf > I get: > .pdf=AcroExch.Document > Which is the same thing I get on the other working computers. > > I created a quick test.bat batch file with the command: > > START AcroRd32.exe "testscan123.pdf" > > And when I run the batch file (double click on the Windows Explorer) > it opens the PDF file correctly. > > I have uninstalled Acrobat and re-installed the latest version and I > still get the same error. > > I have a simulated c> prompt in the compiled application where I can > enter a command and it will execute it. I tried entering: > LAUNCH test.pdf > And I get the same error message > I tried launching a different file type to verify the simulated c> prompt: > LAUNCH test.xls > And the Excel file open correctly > > I also tried launching the batch file: > LAUNCH test.bat > > And it works correctly > > I have added a copy of the PDFViewerControl form (from the RRBYW17 > sample) and it open the file correctly. > > As I indicated above, this happens in only 1 computer (Windows XP) > that is configured the same way as the other computers that work. > > This is driving me crazy; any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Javier, > > Javier Valencia, PE > O: 913-829-0888 > H: 913-397-9605 > C: 913-915-3137 > > --- RBASE-L > ================================================ > TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > > (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: > INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, > DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, > put just one word: INTRO > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, > put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, > put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). 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