Subject Re: Macro for Acrobat Reader and open a file at same time From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:48:03 -0800 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2/27/2023 9:24 AM, Stuart Tobin wrote: > I can create a macro with the location of Acrobat Reader. I want to be able to also have that macro open a file whose name I have placed in a variable. > Reason is different locations and versions of Reader. So Reader location is passed from record to variable to Macro. > > Whole concept: Use listbox to select a .pdf. Then have it opened by Reader through code. > Can this be done? If Acrobat Reader is the default (it usually is) for reading a PDF, you're doing too much work ... ;) In the dUFLP's "MiscAPI.prg" is a function called "Open_URL" which of course sounds like it only works for web addresses, but ... Tested with a PDF on my machine: set procedure to :dUFLP:MiscAPI openurl( "C:\SomeFiles\mypdf.pdf" ) close procedure :dUFLP:MiscAPI Works perfectly ... opens the file in Acrobat Reader, and all is good. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm dBASE DOS to Windows Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/DtoWTutorial/00_Menu.htm