THanks

I will use a treeview to pick the file and the modal form sounds like the way to go...



>>Ok I found the PDF.ocx and got it installed. What do I put into the Src property? I tried the file name but nothing happened...
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>>THanks for the reply
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>>>PDF.ocx
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>>>Add it into VFP's ActiveX controls list in Tools options
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>>>Then drag n drop it into the form
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>>>Then just populate the Src Property the pdf will show automatically
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>>>>Do you have any ideas on how I can display a PDF file on a form or launch the pdf viewer??
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>>>>Thanks for the reply
>>>>
>>>>>>Has anyone put a PDF file in a general field? I need to display a PDF page on a form.
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>>>>>>TIA
>>>>>
>>>>>No but I have put a Word doc into a MEMO field using FileToStr(). Then use StrToFile() to recreate it with a temporary file name for VFP Ole automation. The final step of automation is to prompt the user for a filename to save the file as [along with the path]. That way the user never gets to tamper with the original doc.
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>>>>>You could use the same technique for any kind of file including PDFs.
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>John;
>
>You are on the right track. I did this about 2 years ago and my memory banks need to be refreshed. I believe the approach I took was to:
>1. Create a grid pick list on your main form.
>2. The path of the pdf file is part of a character field - do not store the pdf file in a general field.
>3. Create a modal form with PDF.ocx
>4. When you double click on the grid description of interest it launches the modal form.
>
>Hope you get the concept.
>
>Tom