Open pdf file in Adobe reader created in code-behind

Question

How can I open a PDF document that I've created in code-behind in Adobe Reader?

Absalom

Answer 1

If you want to open a pdf with the application that has a file association with it, do the following:

Process.Start("C:\foo\bar\mybook.pdf")

If you want to open a specific application instead (like Adobe Reader when you don't have a file association) do the same thing by passing the pdf file path as a command line parameter. You'll need to get the path to AcroRd32.exe from the registry because people may have different versions installed, or installed it to a different location.

Process.Start("C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe", _
              "C:\foo\bar\mybook.pdf")

The first option is generally better, because your software will respect whatever pdf reader your end-users have selected on their computer, or they may not have it installed at all.

Coralyn

That was so easy ... I've googled around for an hour and didn't find this! Many thanks. – Absalom