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Open any document FAQ #8134
>I want to show my user a PDF. So I just used the run command
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>I put
> ! ABC.pdf
>and it ran just fine.
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>I compiled the application and it ran fine on my development machine.
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>HOWEVER when my user ran the application (runtime with EXE) it just flashed for a fraction of a second and then back to Foxpro(the runtime application)
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>So I put it in a BAT file and the same thing happened.
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>On a compiled application, how do I make it pause and show the PDF without instantly coming back to VFP???
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