View a PDF file within an MS Access Form

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I currently have a user form that utilizes a hyperlink allowing the user to
view pdf files that are relevant to the current database record they are
viewing. Is there anyway to have the PDF file open in a subform for direct
viewing in access rather than having the Adobe viewer lanch everytime?

Can this be done using VB coding or by using an active X control?
 
Adobe used to have an ActiveX control that was distributed with the reader
(PDF.OCX) that worked great in Access. They stopped using and supporting it
with Adobe Acrobat 5.0. There is another pdf reader, which is in my
experience, superior to Adobe's. It is also much, much faster, and also
free. It does include an ActiveX control that works just fine with all 32
bit versions of Access. Have a look at:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
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Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
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