PDF File is not opening in Adobe Reader

[ather966]

I am a NEWBIE here in this forum, as well as no knowledge about programing or scripts, I have pdf files in a folder and when I call this using a button it is showing in AMS and once it compile or publish it is not executing the pdf file, in other words it is not open at all.

I am using Windows 8.1 64 bits and Adobe XI reader as well as Acrobat, Do anyone in this forum can help me with commands to execute or write in AMS. Thanks in advance. quick response is highly appreciated.

Regards to All.. I like this program.. very good and useful.

Ather

[Drag]

try use this code

Shell.Execute("AutoPlay\\Docs\\MyFile.pdf", "open", "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

[ather966]

try use this code

When I use this command it opens the pdf file but only in preview I mean when AMS is open, but once I publish single exe or hard drive for CD, it is not opening.. but in task manager I can see adobe reader is there but still the file is not open. thanks anyway, need more help..

[claus707]

Not sure, but try
File.Open( _SourceFolder .. "\\AutoPlay\\Docs\\MyFile.pdf", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL);

[Ulrich]

Please attach the PDF file which isn't opening properly on Windows 8. I couldn't reproduce the problem with any PDF files I have here.

Ulrich

[ather966]

Please attach the PDF file which isn't opening properly on Windows 8. I couldn't reproduce the problem with any PDF files I have here.

Ulrich

Hi, It is opening in Adobe Reader or any PDF Reader, but when I put the command in AMS like above it is opening when in preview, I mean to say that when AMS is working and within in it only I can preview, when I build a single exe or hard drive autorun.exe, it is not opening, so my question is that how can PDF can be viewed directly using AMS, when I select Explore thru AMS and click the pdf file it is also opening, but I don't the user to use this method, it should open directly from AMS the pdf like. Please kindly give me your solution,

How to attach the pdf please advise which is over 7 mb in size.

Regards

Ather

[Ulrich]

Upload the file to your web server and provide a download link...

Ulrich

[ather966]

Hi, It is opening in Adobe Reader or any PDF Reader, but when I put the command in AMS like above it is opening when in preview, I mean to say that when AMS is working and within in it only I can preview, when I build a single exe or hard drive autorun.exe, it is not opening, so my question is that how can PDF can be viewed directly using AMS, when I select Explore thru AMS and click the pdf file it is also opening, but I don't the user to use this method, it should open directly from AMS the pdf like. Please kindly give me your solution,

How to attach the pdf please advise which is over 7 mb in size.

Regards

Ather

Here is the Link upload in ********* server...

https://www.*********.com/?mjrcg8r202kng8q

[Ulrich]

I have tested your file successfully on a fully updated system running Windows 8.
Before installing Adobe Reader, the PDF was being opened with Windows' own Microsoft Reader. After installing Adobe Reader XI, this was set as the default application for opening PDF files. Again, it worked perfectly. File.Run(), Shell.Execute() etc. are still working correctly. Finally, the PDF could also be displayed using a couple of third party PDF viewers.

Demo

It is possible that the security settings for opening PDF files were changed in Adobe Reader, preventing them from being opened properly from the AutoPlay application. You may want to check the restrictions, sandbox settings, etc. We cannot know what was done on the target computer, what or how to revert the setting to correct the problem. You may want to ask Adobe for assistance.

Ulrich