"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0"

[LoveOpnSrc]

Hi

Can someone tell me to check for this path

 "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0"

?

I am have real issues with adobe reader 9 and what my logic to do something different, but first I have to what what version it is, can anyone help?

Thanks!!!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Check for this path:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0"

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[Ascalonian]

Not that's funny! I was thinking about doing the exact thing.

LoveOpnSrc, what exactly are you asking here? Are you asking how to dynamically check the version of Adobe Acrobat by looking in Program Files?

Or are you just wondering what version of Adobe Acrobat you have?

More specifics would be nice.

 

[LoveOpnSrc]

Dan that was Good ...

Sorry, I want a way to be dynamic to check for adobe versions. Believe it or not in Corp. America, some still use Adobe 8.0 so my code breaks when a user access my pdf's. But with the inception of Adobe 9.0 in July, now the pdf's are broke for 9, if I remove my fix for 8 it works in 9.... see my issue here. and when I try to check version it always tells me 7 which does work either....

Thanks!!!

 

[LoveOpnSrc]

So basically I have this code (js) in a .asp file. but it always returns 7 is there another way to determine 8, 8.1.2, or 9.0?

else if (window.ActiveXObject)
{
    for (x=2; x<10; x++)
    {
        // To Detect older Acrobat Versions 6 -
        try
        {
            oAcro=eval("new ActiveXObject('PDF.PdfCtrl."+x+"');");
            if (oAcro)
            {
                acrobat.installed=true;
                acrobat.version=x+'.0';
            }
        }
        catch(e) {}
    }

    // To Detect older Acrobat Versions 6 -
    try
    {
        oAcro4=new ActiveXObject('PDF.PdfCtrl.1');
        if (oAcro4)
        {
            acrobat.installed=true;
            acrobat.version='4.0';
        }
    }
    catch(e) {}
    
    // To Detect Acrobat Version 7 +
    try
    {
        bAcrobatVer7 = new ActiveXObject("AcroPDF.PDF.1");
        if (bAcrobatVer7)
        {
            acrobat.installed=true;
            acrobat.version="7.0";
        }
    }
    catch(e) {}
}

 

[BabyJeffy]

This link implies that unless you are using IE, there is no way to tell any version information after 7.

http://www.builtfromsource.com/category/firefox/#adobe-reader

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Do any of these help?

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3437

http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/user/view/cs_msg/4055

http://dithered.chadlindstrom.ca/javascript/acrobat.html

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/557774.html

http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9446

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