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Opens a PDF file displayed in a PDF Reader control.
Example
PDF_MyPDFReader.Open("C:\MyDocument.pdf")
Syntax
<Result> = <PDF Reader control>.Open(<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 string or Secret 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.
New in version 2025
Secret strings: If you use the secret string vault, the type of secret string used for this parameter must be "ANSI or Unicode string".
To learn more about secret strings and how to use the vault, see Secret string vault.
Remarks
  • To close the PDF document displayed in the PDF Reader control, use <PDF Reader>.Close.
  • 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.
Component: wd300obj.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 23
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Last update: 05/14/2025

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