First, you need to install the Adobe Reader, (free viewer) www.adobe.com
then, you have two options that I know of..
using the schellexecute() function, you can just open that pdf file, and the adobe reader will start automatically. however, this will not open inside your app... it will open a seperate window... If you want the pdf to open say inside a vfp form. then you have to use the active x control Acrobat control for Activex. Drop that active x control on a form. and set the property for the loadfile() to be your pdf file.
like thisform.olecontrol1.loadfile("mypdf.pdf")
then the pdf would be shown inside your form.

Hope this helps.

Bob Lee


>>Do you want to display PDF file, edit, print?
>>
>>>Hi, do anybody knows hou to open an Adobe Acrobat PDF file from within VFP?
>>>
>>>Regards,
>
>I´m not allowed to print, edit or extract any information from this file. I just want to open it and search.