You're welcome.

>Hi Sergey
>That works great. Thanks alot for your help.
>Regards
>Gerard
>
>>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.