Problem displaying PDF file using Web Browser Control in Access Form

Question

i hava a from with a webbrowser control, and on my computer the form works well .

the webbrowser control opens the file in acrobat dc

on another computer however , the webbrowser tries to open the file in acrobat reader , allthough that program is de-installed. i want it to open also in acrobat dc.

in the settings the standard app for pdf is acrobat dc ...

can anyone explain why the access database keeps looking for acrobat reader ?

Answer 1

??? there is no vba for the webbrowser control : the url is in a file and the control is a webbrowser control with the above settings !

it works fine on some computers, it uses acrobat dc as it should.

but on other computers the webbrowser control tries to open acrobat reader allthough that is not installed.

there is no way to say to the webbrowser control whicht program it should use.

in the standard settings for pdf , acrobat dc is set as the standard.

Answer 2

That;'s a start. What about the DATA, i.e. the URL you are trying to load? And any VBA associated with it?

Answer 3

it is a control in a form .

these are the properties :

Answer 4

Perhaps if we could see how the Web Browser control in your form actually works, it would be possible to offer suggestions.

The idea of the WBC is that it displays web pages inside it, so referring to either Acrobat DC or Acrobat Reader seems unintuitive.

I would expect the pdf to open in your form's Web Browser Control in the form, not in any outside application.

Thanks for providing the context so we can understand the problem enough to offer suggestions.