labview6.1 hangs on windows 98 when using adobe acrobat control for activex to open pdf file

[mengyi]

I downloaded the attached vi from this forum and it works perfectly in windows XP with the same version of labview(6.1) and adobe acrobat reader (6.0). However, it hangs immediately when i am just trying to open the vi on windows 98....

I have also experimented with the MS browser activex control(activex container + object), it works on both windows XP and 98 for opening html files and on XP, it can open a link that leads to an PDF file display properly in the container window but it fails again in 98.

Please help ...... thanks

[Dennis_Knutson]

I can't try it on Win98 but have you tried the Open Acrobat Manual VI that ships with LabVIEW? It's in LabVIEW 6.1\help\_browser.llb.

[mengyi]

Thanks Dennis. That one works on both win 98 and XP but it isn't what i am looking for.

I need the pdf to be loaded in a labview container so that i have the flexibility to load/print any PDF(s) as i wish.

[tst]

It sound like you have a problem with the Acrobat ActiveX object in you 98 PC. Can you open a PDF document in IE? If not, you may wish to try and uninstall\reinstall Acrobat or try to select the Acrobat object directly from the list of objects. If not, maybe a different version of Acrobat will work.

[mengyi]

Yes, i can open pdf file in IE......and i have tried to add the object directly from the list and the whole pc just hangs....

What version of acrobat would you suggest?

[Donald]

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@mengyi wrote:

... What version of acrobat would you suggest?

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The VI you posted worked without a problem on my Win98 machine with AcrobatReader v5.0.5.

[mengyi]

yes, that solves the problem......

Thanks all