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    linuxson is offline Novice
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    Active/Live view of a PDF file in a form

    Hi

    I have a table with 4 Fields:

    Drawing Number
    File Link
    Attachments


    Description

    I basically want to have a live preview window of the "File Link" attachment in that current record
    I have heard it's best to use a Web Browser Control when doing this, but I cannot get it to display
    the currently attached pdf file in that field of that record
    Is there a way to edit the link properties of the Web Browser Control so that it dynamically detects
    the file location of the attached file in that field?
    There will only ever be one attachment in that field, as this will be a live pdf view of the drawing
    to which that drawing number was assigned

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    ranman256 is offline VIP
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    On your form, put a Microsoft Web Browser control on it, (at the bottom of the controls toolbar, click the tools elipsis "..." , and add MS Web browser)
    and it would reference the PDF path.

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