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Opens a PDF file displayed in a PDF Reader control.
Example
PDFReaderOpen(PDF_MyPDFReader, "C:\MyDocument.pdf")
Syntax
<Result> = PDFReaderOpen(<PDF Reader control> , <Path> [, <Password>])
<Result>: Boolean
  • True if the PDF file was successfully opened,
  • False otherwise. The document currently displayed in the control is not modified. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
<PDF Reader control>: Control name
Name of PDF Reader control to use.
<Path>: Character string
Full or relative path of PDF file to open.
<Password>: Optional character string
Password required to open the file (PDF file protected in opening).
  • If this parameter is not specified and if the PDF file is password protected, a window will be displayed, allowing the user to type the password.
    AndroidiPhone/iPad If this parameter is not specified and if the PDF file is password-protected, the function will return an error.
  • The function will return an error if the specified password is not valid for the document.
Remarks
  • To close the PDF document displayed in the PDF Reader control, use PDFReaderClose.
  • Android Starting with version 28, this function is not supported by 32-bit ARM processors. New PDF features require a 64-bit execution mode.
    If an application is to be run on devices with 32-bit ARM processors, it must be generated with WINDEV Mobile 27.
Business / UI classification: UI Code
Component: wd290obj.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 23
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Last update: 12/15/2023

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