How to open pdf documents from a Microsoft Access Form

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How to open pdf documents from a Microsoft Access Form

Aug 4th, 2007

hi friends!
From my Microsoft Access form I would like to hyperlink to a pdf document. At present each record contains a document name and a full file path to where the document is stored. I would like to open adobe Reader and view the specified document.

please give me tips regarding this.If possible explain with codes.
Thanku in advance.

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Re: How to open pdf documents from a Microsoft Access Form

May 24th, 2008

Hi, to do this, insert a hyperlink by pressing ctrl + k, and then select the file you want to open, but make sure u dont change the location of the pdf file after uve created the hyperlink.

hope this helps