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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 jan johansen Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:05 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launch Acrobat Actually this brings up a question. I know that LAUNCH has switches. Adobe has switches. What does the LAUNCH now look like? -----Original Message----- From: "Brad Davidson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:53:35 -0700 Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launch Acrobat > Yes, Javier, this is what I'm finding in my search. Thanks so much for > the doc location, much appreciated! > > Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Javier > Valencia > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:30 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Launch Acrobat > > Brad, > > The "A" switch Is an Acrobat not a R:Base switch. Adobe is not very > forthcoming with information so you have to find it on your own. > This is one of the better documents I found; it is for Version 7 but > it should work with the current version: > http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/PDFOpenParameter > s > .pdf > > 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 Brad > Davidson > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:55 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > 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. > ================================================ > >
