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can you start the adobe by <br />
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pat1 = &quot;C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe &quot;&nbsp;', vbNormalFocus ' <br />
pat2 = FolderFile &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
pa = pat1 &amp;&nbsp;pat2<br />
Shell pat1, vbMaximizedFocus &nbsp; ' change this line<br />
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what is the value of pa?
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can you start the adobe by

pat1 = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe " ', vbNormalFocus '
pat2 = FolderFile    
pa = pat1 & pat2
Shell pat1, vbMaximizedFocus   ' change this line

what is the value of pa?

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I have a VB 6.0 app. &nbsp;I can successfully open Adobe Acrobat 7.0 from my VB code, with the following line:<br />
pat1 = &quot;C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe &quot;&nbsp;', vbNormalFocus ' <br />
pat2 = FolderFile &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
pa = pat1 &amp;&nbsp;pat2<br />
Shell pa, vbMaximizedFocus <br />
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However, I cannot open Adobe Acrobat 8.0 from VB code, even though I am using the same line:<br />
pat1 = &quot;C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe &quot;&nbsp;', vbNormalFocus ' <br />
pat2 = FolderFile &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
pa = pat1 &amp;&nbsp;pat2<br />
Shell pa, vbMaximizedFocus <br />
<br />
Thanks ahead of time.<br />
&nbsp;<br />

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I have a VB 6.0 app.  I can successfully open Adobe Acrobat 7.0 from my VB code, with the following line:
pat1 = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe " ', vbNormalFocus ' 
pat2 = FolderFile    
pa = pat1 & pat2
Shell pa, vbMaximizedFocus 

However, I cannot open Adobe Acrobat 8.0 from VB code, even though I am using the same line:
pat1 = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe " ', vbNormalFocus ' 
pat2 = FolderFile    
pa = pat1 & pat2
Shell pa, vbMaximizedFocus 

Thanks ahead of time.
 


Opening Adobe Acrobat 8.0 from VB code

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Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). The family comprises Acrobat Reader (formerly Adobe Reader), Acrobat (formerly Acrobat Exchange) and Acrobat.com. The commercial proprietary Acrobat, available for Microsoft Windows and OS X only, can also create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export and publish PDF files.