>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.

I´ll try.

Thanks,