Hello Kevin,

we use directly the Windows Explorer:

execute("explorer.exe" + " /e /select, c:\\temp\\MyFile.pdf" ,yes, exeshownormal)

which is the nothing elex but double click a file in the explorer

Thies

"Kevin Baker" <shcsbaker@gmail.com> wrote:
>Am I reading the below post correctly... "The pushbutton calls the form
with 
>the embedded PDF.  The viewer can then read, print or save the article to

>file"
>Is it possible to open a PDF File using a Paradox form?  If so How??
>
>Thanks
>Kevin
>
>"Craig"  wrote in message news:48cb86f0$1@pnews.thedbcommunity.com...
>
>In some software I developed which helps phsyicians write complex medication
>orders, there is the ability for the user to view pdf's of medical articles
>as evidence for the alogrithms I developed.
>In the open method of a blank form I have the following code:
>
>folderviewer.navigate2(getAliasPath("Coags")+"/AntiThromboticTherapy.pdf")
>This works well. I have a button on the medication writing form Called "View
>Evidence".
>The pushbutton calls the form with the embedded PDF. The viewer can then
>read, print  or save the article to file.
>HOWEVER, when the form is closed, instead of coming back to the calling
>form, it goes to a non paradox window such as a webbrowser or any other
>running program which may be open. This will undoubtedly confuse the user.
>I call the form with:
>If not F.open(":Coags:AntiThromboticTherapyChestPDF.Fsl", WinstyleDefault,
>0,0,15000,12000) then
>errorshow("Could not open the form.")
>   return
>ENDIF
>F.wait()
>F.close()
>Any suggestons?
>Thanks,
>Craig
>