How to view a PDF file in a vb window 1

[willy111]

I will show a pdf file (pages) in my program
(like a help file)
Can someone help me

Thanks (dank u)

 

[johnwm]

Welcome to Tek-Tips. To get the best from the forum read faq222-2244.

To solve this question I would use the ShellExecute API. Declare it in a module (this is all on one line):

Public Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

Then I wrap it in a simple function:

Public Sub OpenThisDoc(formname As Long, FileName As String)
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim x As Long
    x = ShellExecute(formname, "Open", FileName, 0&, 0&, 3)
End Sub

Then call it as and when needed:

Call OpenThisDoc(0,"C:\hse1.pdf")

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[CubeE101]

John,
Just out of pure curiosity...

Is there any particular reason you use Call, rather than just...
OpenThisDoc 0,"C:\hse1.pdf"

Or is it just a personal preference?

Don't get me wrong...
Both methods work the same...

I just always thought of Call as extra code, which just handles the Sub in the format of a Function, with the parenthesis "()" surrounding the parameters, and came through the legacy of Assembly for "Calling" sub procedures...

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[johnwm]

Cube,
No reason - I guess its the old gits way! Sadly I'm not consistent in its usage (shame on me)

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[willy111]

Thanks johnwm, it works, in a seperate window. I can use this, thanks
Is it possible to show it in my own windows in my program? (and add possibilities such as zoom ?????)

Wilfried

 

[Hypetia]

You can add the PDF control (Acrobat Control for ActiveX) to your toolbox and place the control on your form. After that you can use the LoadFile method of the control to load a .pdf file in your control. The control provides all the features you need.

If the control is not listed in the components list, you can add it manually by browsing the file Reader\ActiveX\pdf.ocx in the Arocbat Reader folder.

 

[CubeE101]

So...

Is there a way to access the text in a pdf through VB?

That's the one thing I have yet to figure out how to do ;-)

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