the operation on the acrobat document object failed

[bobm]

hello,

I have embedded an pdf file into an access table (2003) and when open the
file directly from the table the PDf opens in Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 ok.
But when close the file get the following error from Access.

the operation on the acrobat document object failed
the ole server may not be registered
to register the ole server, reinstall it.

i tried this - Regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\Triedit\Triedit.dll" but succeeded but when open PDF file get same
error.

issue seems to be with the opening an embedded PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader
7.0.

Any help appreciated or other ways I can do this.

Bob

 

[psuglacierqueen]

Hi. I'm having the same exact issue. I was using Access 2007 with Adobe
Reader 8.1, and I was getting the message. So I uninstalled Office 2007, and
installed Office 2003 and Adobe 7.0, but I'm still getting the same error
message when I close the PDF in Access.

the operation on the acrobat document object failed
the ole server may not be registered
to register the ole server, reinstall it.

Has anyone found a way to resolve this issue??

 

[Anthony]

I am having the same issue with a pdf embedded in Access 2003. It will open
the file, but when I close it, I get the error message. On random occasions
it will freeze Acrobat Reader.

 

[Paul Shapiro]

You could try saving the pdf as a temporary file, and then open that file in
Acrobat. When Acrobat closes, delete the temp file.

 

[Cynthia Farnsworth]

I'm also getting this error. If the Adobe Professional program is already running the error doesn't appear when just closing the image. As for Adobe Reader, it doesn't seem to matter, the error will still appear.

I have a feeling the Adobe wants to send an update back to Access. That would explain getting the error from Adobe Reader because the reader is just a reader. It cannot update. Or Access wants an update when the object is closed, thinking it must have been updated while the image was open.

I wish Microsoft and Adobe would learn how to play together nicely!

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Try using Foxit as a reader:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader_2/down_reader.htm

The reader is free, 1000% faster than Acrobat reader, has more built in
features, and fewer annoyances like the ones you mentioned/