Open pdf file within the client's Reader, not in a browser, HOW ?

Hi All,
I have a web application written in VB in wich an user can request to open a pdf file stored on the server.
I'm looking for a script that will force the requested pdf to be opened in client's Reader and not in a browser's Reader plugin,
Thanks, Yan

Do you use Group Policies in an Active Directory Structure?
If yes see here:
http://www.gruppenrichtlinien.de/adm/Adobe.zip
extract, rename adobe.txt to adobe.adm
It is in German, but I explain:
Open your Group Policies Management Console.
Go to Group Policy Objects
Rightclick->New
Give an Name eg. Adobe Settings
Rightclick on the new one->edit
Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates - > rightclick -> add Templates
Browse to adobe.adm and open it.
Now you have
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Adobe -> All Reader and Writer Versions
Go to the one(s) you need
Set "Browser Integration" to disabled or inactive.
Then connect this new Policy to your Computers-OU

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Open pdf file with the client's Reader, not in a browser, HOW ?

Hi All,
I have a web application written in VB in wich an user can request to open a pdf file stored on the server.
I'm looking for a script that will force the requested pdf to be opened in client's Reader and not in a browser's Reader plugin,
Thanks, Yan

This is not a problem that can be addressed with LiveCycle Designer script. Designer or Acrobat script has context once the PDF is open, which does not help you. Perhaps a solution can be found in Windows Script Host. I have not touched WSH in a long time but I recall that is possible to do something like...
' Get a Reader instance by ProgID
Set obj = GetObject(,"AcroExch.Document")
' Check if an instance of Reader is not already running. If an instance is running, create a new instance.
If TypeName(obj) <> "Document" Then
Set obj = CreateObject("AcroExch.Document")
End If
or
' Start the application (Reader) associated with the file type
Set obj = GetObject("c:\foobar.pdf")
Steve

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http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/836/cpsid_83688.html - I can’t view a PDF document in my web browser<br />

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Hello,
I searched this site and google for this error terminology and come up dry. I support a user who has been for years using Acrobat 5 (yes, I know...) to read files in a client DB program, as well as other PDF files on their PC. In the last week or so, they have started gatting this error "Acrobat is being used by another application and cannot open PDF files until the other application is closed." any time they attempt to open a PDF file attached to an email (via Outlook).
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Thanks,
Jesse

I don't have an answer to your technical problem. The product I assume is Acrobat that you are talking about (based on the post title), Adobe is the company name. This is a good place to ask questions on Acrobat if folks can figure out what you are talking about. They will ask for the product version number (like AA9.3.3), operating system, and other applications if appropriate. Also, just what you are doing that generates the message.
As for Adobe, you are not likely to get an answer from them here in the user forum. You will be lucky if you can get an answer if you can contact them and not be on hold for more than an hour (sorry, this is why a lot of folks end up in the forum).
So, to help others try to answer your question, what are the products and versions involved? What OS? What are you doing when the message comes up.

I tried opening a pdf file and I set it to use always and firefox which did not work, I was wondering how to undo that and what I should use to open pdf files in the future?

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[[Opening PDF files within Firefox]]
Hope that helps.

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