Adobe version

[Karen99]

In a delphi 7 application, how can I determine if the local PC has adobe acrobat installed on it and what version, whether it is a full install or just adobe reader etc.
We install software that needs adobe reader, so we don't want to overwrite the client's Adobe unneccesarily.
Thanks

 

[whosrdaddy]

I would check the registry for that :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\

small example for reader version 7.0

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0]

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[Karen99]

Thanks whosrdaddy - but how would you do that in Delphi7 code?

 

[Stretchwickster]

Look up TRegistry in the Delphi help file. There should be an example which will help you grasp what to do.

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