Thanks, Mike, I now see this after online searching for params for acrobat... hope to find a listing.
Brad -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Byerley Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:09 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launch Acrobat Those are Acrobat paramaters, not Launch parameters. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Davidson" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 10:55 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launch Acrobat : Javier, : : Please advise where you discovered the params for 'A' switch and start page : in launching the PDF file. : : Don't see reference to these settings in command syntax for LAUNCH. : : Thank you, : Brad Davidson : : -----Original Message----- : From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Javier : Valencia : Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:40 PM : To: RBASE-L Mailing List : Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launch Acrobat : : Robert, : : I thought someone would have pitched in with answer by now. In any case, : here is code that you can use to do what you want: : : -- Code to LAUNCH Acrobat Reader and open on a selected page : : -- Define variables : SET VAR vLaunchProg TEXT = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader : 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe' : SET VAR vFileName TEXT = 'features.pdf' : SET VAR vStartPage INT = 5 : SET VAR vLaunchParams = ('/A' & CHAR(34) + 'PAGE=' + : + CTXT(.vStartPage) + CHAR(34) & CHAR(34) +.vFileName + CHAR(34)) : : -- Create LAUNCH command : SET VAR vLaunch = (.vLaunchProg & '|' & .vLaunchParams & '|W') : : -- Launch the command file : LAUNCH .vLaunch : : RETURN : : The variable vFileName holds the entire file path and name if it is not in : the current directory. : You can use whatever number you need for the start page; in this example I : used 5 The "|W" switch simply tells R:Base to wait until the program : executes and then return to R:Base; you can skip it if you don't need it. : : Good luck. : : 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 Lister : Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 3:50 PM : To: RBASE-L Mailing List : Subject: [RBASE-L] - Launch Acrobat : : Hi there: : : I was wandering if anyone knows a way to open a multiple page pdf file on a : specific page. : : According to Acrobat XI you can pass the /A page=3 and it will work, I have : tried but no luck. : : Robert : : -- : : --- 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). In the message : body, place any text to search for. : ================================================ : :
