Yes, you can change nShowCmd parameter to SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED or any other values listed below.

* Hides the window and activates another window.
#DEFINE SW_HIDE             0

* Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, 
* Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application  
* should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time.
#DEFINE SW_SHOWNORMAL       1
#DEFINE SW_NORMAL           1

* Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window.
#DEFINE SW_SHOWMINIMIZED    2

* Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.
#DEFINE SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED    3
* Maximizes the specified window.
#DEFINE SW_MAXIMIZE         3

* Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active window remains active.
#DEFINE SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE   4

* Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position.
#DEFINE SW_SHOW             5

* Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in the z-order.
#DEFINE SW_MINIMIZE         6

* Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains active.
#DEFINE SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE  7

* Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains active.
#DEFINE SW_SHOWNA           8

* Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, 
* Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application 
* should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window.
#DEFINE SW_RESTORE          9

* Sets the show state based on the SW_ flag specified in the STARTUPINFO structure 
* passed to the CreateProcess function by the program that started the application. 
* An application should call ShowWindow with this flag to set the initial show state 
* of its main window.
#DEFINE SW_SHOWDEFAULT      10

* No comment in ShellExecute documentation
#DEFINE SW_FORCEMINIMIZE    11
#DEFINE SW_MAX              11

>Thanks for your reply.
>I've tried the View Pdf solution (Using Declare Integer Shellexecute....) and it brings up PDF viewer fine and I can view it and use PDF viewr to print.
>
>However, when it brings it up initially, the ODF viewer is minimised and I have to Maximize it.
>
>Is there a way to bring it up Maximized initially ?
>
>Regards,
>
>Gerard
>
>
>>See Re: View PDFs in foxpro form Message #995960 and See Re: Open and Print a PDF file Message #773964.