>>Paul, again thank you. Where can I find out how to drive the Acrobat reader? I ask this because my next question is - Is it possible to print an Acrobat document using just the reader without the document interface ever becoming visible?
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>Calvin,
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>Acrobat Reader doesn't have automation interface. See Re: Open and Print a PDF file Thread #773960 Message #773964.

The reader installs an ActiveX control that can be automated. It's the same control used when displaying a PDF in the web browser. It's pretty crappy and isn't particularly stable, though. If you just need to pop up a PDF once in a while, it works OK. But if PDF handling is a bigger part of the application, I wouldn't use it; it crashes a LOT. The full version of Acrobat includes a much better object model and is a lot more stable.