I use the following routine to generate a report and open the acroreader to show it. Jus must check www.west-wind.com where Rick has a good documentation and the classes to generate your PDF file Download from http://www.west-wind.com/Webtools.asp)
Also is importatn the Acrobat doc. to understand how to control the acro Object.
Hope help you.


*SET PROCEDURE TO WWAPI ADDITIVE && west-wind class
SET PROCEDURE TO WWPDF ADDITIVE && west-wind class

myreport_name="test.frx"

oPDF=CREATE("wwPDF40")
*- Pdf path and name - sys(2023) current temp directory
lcOutfile=SYS(2023)+"\"+LEFT(myreport_name),4)+RIGHT(SYS(3),4)+".pdf"

*- Call a method of Rick's class
lcpdf=oPDF.PrintReport(ALLTRIM(myreport_name),lcOutfile,"")

*- View Document .Using Acroreader,can be used other window
IF TYPE("oAcroRead")<>"O"
oAcroRead=CREATEOBJECT("AcroExch.app")
ENDIF
IF TYPE("oAcroRead")=="O"
oAcroRead.SHOW
IF TYPE("oAcrodoc")<>"O"
oAcrodoc=CREATEOBJECT("AcroExch.Avdoc")
ENDIF
IF TYPE("oAcrodoc")=="O"
oAcrodoc.SetviewMode(1)
oAcroRead.MenuItemExecute("ShowHideBookMarks")
oAcrodoc.OPEN(lcOutfile,"MY REPORT")
oAcroRead.Maximize(.T.)
oAcroRead.MenuItemExecute("ShowHideBookMarks")
ELSE
WAIT WIND "Acrobat View Server Not Created" TIMEOUT 3
ENDIF
ELSE
WAIT WIND "Acrobat Server Not Created" TIMEOUT 3
ENDIF

Juan C.