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The example above should have read<br />
<b>Shell &quot;C:\program files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\AcroRd32.exe c:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\MyPDF.pdf&quot;, vbNormalFocus</b><br />

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The example above should have read
Shell "C:\program files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\AcroRd32.exe c:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\MyPDF.pdf", vbNormalFocus


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Both solutions worked fine. The solution that fit best for my needs was nicsaint's solution. <br />
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Thanks both of you for your expert assistance<br />
<br />
Ldufresne
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Both solutions worked fine. The solution that fit best for my needs was nicsaint's solution.

Thanks both of you for your expert assistance

Ldufresne

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I have a form that has a graphic icon on the form. When the user click on the graphic icon I want to open a PDF file that I have stored in a subdirectory.<br />
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I would like someone to tell me the VBA code to use to open a PDF from the click event of an graphic icon on a form.<br />
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Thanks in advance for your assistance.<br />
Ldufresne<br />

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I have a form that has a graphic icon on the form. When the user click on the graphic icon I want to open a PDF file that I have stored in a subdirectory.

I would like someone to tell me the VBA code to use to open a PDF from the click event of an graphic icon on a form.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Ldufresne


MS Access 2007 - Link to open a PDF

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.

Microsoft Access

Microsoft applications include a variety of software programs, including development and digital authoring programs (Expression and Media Center), educational programs, Internet software, including Essentials, Skype and the Live family, anti-virus, productivity applications and suites like Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access and PowerPoint, video games and server applications such as Exchange, SharePoint, IIS and Virtual Server.