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I want to run a pdf file from my VB5 program like I do .doc files. &nbsp;I successfully use,<br />
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X = Shell (&quot;write test.doc&quot;,1) to open a .doc file<br />
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but,<br />
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X = Shell(&quot;test.pdf&quot;,1) does not open the pdf file.
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I want to run a pdf file from my VB5 program like I do .doc files.  I successfully use,

X = Shell ("write test.doc",1) to open a .doc file

but,

X = Shell("test.pdf",1) does not open the pdf file.

How do you run a PDF file  from Visual Basic?

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.