OPEN PDF FILE

[mlalib]

Hello,
is there a way to open a PDF file in lotusscript or javascript ( or formula ) without specifying the executable???

The file is on the harddrive, not in the database.
I don`t want to use de `Shell` function cause I need to specify the acrobat reader`s executable or the browser`s executable.

thanx for your help!!

 

[mlalib]

Hello,

Here`s what I found...

Declare Function FindExecutable Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "FindExecutableA" (Byval lpFile As String, Byval lpDirectory As String, Byval lpResult As String) As Long


Function FindExByFileName(Byval Datei As String) As String
Dim Pfad As String
Pfad = Space$(256)
FindExecutable Datei, vbNullString, Pfad
FindExByFileName = Trim(Pfad)
End Function

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you run it like this:

file1 = "C:\report.pdf"

'get application to be loaded
app = FindExByFileName( file1 )

myApp = app + " " + file1
GoNow = Shell( myApp, 1)