For some reason, in Windows-10, the DC_PrintPreviewAcrobat() command does not show the pdf file

[Eugene Lutsenko]

Hi!
For some reason, in Windows-10, the DC_Print Preview Acrobat() command does not show the pdf file. At the same time, no error messages or others are issued

[rdonnay]

This is a very old function that required the Acrobat OCX (ActiveX control) be installed on the computer.

I suggest that you just use DC_SpawnUrl(<cPdfFile>).

[Eugene Lutsenko]

Hi, Roger! Thank you for answering. Unfortunately, under Windows-10, this DC_SpawnUrl(<cPdfFile>) function works exactly the same as DC_PrintPreviewAcrobat(). I tried to specify the path to the pdf file and short (only the file name) and full (disk + all folders + file name). It works the same way: it does not write or display anything. Under Windows-7, the new version works well, just like the old one

[rdonnay]

You need to install Acrobat Reader on your Windows 10 computer.

[skiman]

Hi,

Maybe you can try this.

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cPdfFile := "xxx.pdf"
DllCall( "Shell32.dll"   , DLL_STDCALL, ; 
	"ShellExecuteA", 0, Chr(0), cPdfFile , Chr(0), Chr(0), 3)

If this doesn't work, there is something missing on your system. With the above it just opens the cFile with the application defined in your windows, which is the same when using DC_SpawnUrl().

[Victorio]

Hi Eugene,

I am opening PDF files simply with Runshell()

RunShell(pathpdf+filepdf,pathtopdfviewer,.t.,.f.)

and pathtopdfviewer I found in registry :

pathtopdfviewer:=DC_Regquery(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,"Software\Adobe\Acrobat\Exe")
if Valtype(pathtopdfviewer) # 'C' .OR. Empty(pathtopdfviewer)
oznam("Upozornenie : nainštalujte Acrobat Reader, inak nebude možné zobrazovať PDF súbory")
else
pathtopdfviewer=strtran(pathtopdfviewer,["])
endif

look also to modify path with strtran

Acrobat Reader can be in different directories in Windows 7 or Windows 10.

For printing I use SumatraPDF, because there is better select parameter to printer.

[Eugene Lutsenko]

Hi Eugene,

I am opening PDF files simply with Runshell()

RunShell(pathpdf+filepdf,pathtopdfviewer,.t.,.f.)

and pathtopdfviewer I found in registry :

pathtopdfviewer:=DC_Regquery(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,"Software\Adobe\Acrobat\Exe")
if Valtype(pathtopdfviewer) # 'C' .OR. Empty(pathtopdfviewer)
oznam("Upozornenie : nainštalujte Acrobat Reader, inak nebude možné zobrazovať PDF súbory")
else
pathtopdfviewer=strtran(pathtopdfviewer,["])
endif

look also to modify path with strtran

Acrobat Reader can be in different directories in Windows 7 or Windows 10.

For printing I use SumatraPDF, because there is better select parameter to printer.

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