How to open PDF using command button?

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Sam Kuo

Hi all,

I remembered once how to do this, but I can't recall now...
I'd like to enable user to click on a command button to open up a PDF file
inserted in the Bound Object field. But I'm unsure what to put in the command
button's OnClick event. Could someone please help?

Regards,
Sam (NZ)
 
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Marvin

One way to open a PDF document with a command button is to place its address
in the Hyperlink property for the button. (You can change the format of the
button afterwards, removing underline, change font color, etc.)

Marvin
 
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Sam Kuo

Thanks Marvin. But I suppose that would only allow me to open ONE particular
PDF document with the button?

i.e. Say if I put this MyPdf document's address in the Hyperlink property of
a command button, which looks something like this "c:\my pdf
folder\MyPdf.pdf". It's only the Mypdf.pdf that would be opened when the
button is clicked.

But what I intend to acheive is to have a PDF field in a continuous subform
(i.e. for every record there's a button next to it) and when the button next
to the record is clicked, the PDF document in that record would be opened.

Is this possible?

Regards,
Sam
 
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