Display pdf from hyperlink when report opens

[ksimpson61]

I have a report in which I created an image control where the source is a text field with the path to a jpg file. The problem is I would like to use a hyperlink to the original pdf so I don't have to always update my jpg file when the image is changed by our Marketing team. I tried to add another text field in the table with the url path and also a hyperlink field with the same path. If I click on the hyperlink in the table, the pdf displays, but if I use either of these fields as the source to an image control or a bound control, the page it blank. I did find VBA code with FollowHyperlink(), but I am not sure how to incorporate it in the report as it seems to be used to open a Word doc from a hyperlink. I hope someone can help!!!

 

[Ranman256]

Paste this code into a module, and it will open ANY file in its native application.
usage: OpenNativeApp "c:\folder\file.pdf"
will open it in acrobat
so use
OpenNativeApp me.txtBox
to open the pdf (or jpg, or word) doc.

'Attribute VB_Name = "modNativeApp"
'Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpszOp As String, ByVal lpszFile As String, ByVal lpszParams As String, ByVal lpszDir As String, ByVal FsShowCmd As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Const SE_ERR_FNF = 2&
Const SE_ERR_PNF = 3&
Const SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED = 5&
Const SE_ERR_OOM = 8&
Const SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND = 32&
Const SE_ERR_SHARE = 26&
Const SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE = 27&
Const SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT = 28&
Const SE_ERR_DDEFAIL = 29&
Const SE_ERR_DDEBUSY = 30&
Const SE_ERR_NOASSOC = 31&
Const ERROR_BAD_FORMAT = 11&


Public Sub OpenNativeApp(ByVal psDocName As String)
Dim r As Long, msg As String

r = StartDoc(psDocName)
If r <= 32 Then
    'There was an error
    Select Case r
        Case SE_ERR_FNF
            msg = "File not found"
        Case SE_ERR_PNF
            msg = "Path not found"
        Case SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED
            msg = "Access denied"
        Case SE_ERR_OOM
            msg = "Out of memory"
        Case SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND
            msg = "DLL not found"
        Case SE_ERR_SHARE
            msg = "A sharing violation occurred"
        Case SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE
            msg = "Incomplete or invalid file association"
        Case SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT
            msg = "DDE Time out"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEFAIL
            msg = "DDE transaction failed"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEBUSY
            msg = "DDE busy"
        Case SE_ERR_NOASSOC
            msg = "No association for file extension"
        Case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT
            msg = "Invalid EXE file or error in EXE image"
        Case Else
            msg = "Unknown error"
    End Select
'    MsgBox msg
End If
End Sub

 

[ksimpson61]

Thank you for your response. What I am looking to do is open the web pdf file within an Access report and view it in print preview mode, not separately in Acrobat. Although the full report might be exported to pdf after I have reviewed it, it may also be sent directly to the printer.