How to Print PDF From Visual Basic


1. Open your VB editor within a Microsoft document by clicking 'Tools,' 'Macros,' 'Visual Basic Editor.'
2. Type the following code into the editor:Sub OpenPDF()Dim strPDFFileName As StringstrPDFFileName = 'C:\examplefile.pdf'('This next function checks to see if the file isn't already open)If Not FileLocked(strPDFFileName) Then(If it returns False, then continue opening the PDF file)Documents.Open strPDFFileName)End IfEnd SubReplace 'strPDFFileName' with the full name of your PDF document. Replace 'C:\examplefile.pdf' with the directory location of your document.
3. Type the following code to prepare your PDF file for printing:Sub PrintPDF (strPDFFileName as string)Dim sAdobeReader as StringsAdobeReader = 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'RetVal = Shell(sAdobeReader & '/P' & Chr(34) & sStrPDFFileName & Chr(34), 0)End Sub
4. Enter the below code to finally print your PDF document:Sub CommandButton_Click()Call OpenPDFCall PrintPDFEnd Sub

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