>Hi,
>
>I would like to know if there is a way to open a PDF file programatically from VFP. They will be stored in a subdirectory on the server. I would prefer to not have the user to down load it and then open it.
>
>Thanks
>Earl

If the client has the reader software, you can open it using shellexecute:

oShell = CREATEOBJECT('Shell.Application')
oShell.Open('f:\mypdffile.pdf')