Vi bruger ShellExecute, som også kan åbne andet end PDF:
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Option Explicit
' API declarations for OpenDocumentFile.
' Documentation:
' https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/nf-shellapi-shellexecutea
'
Private Declare PtrSafe Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) _
As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () _
As Long
' Enum for ShowWindow constants (selection).
' Documentation:
' https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-showwindow
'
Public Enum SwShowCommand
swShowNormal = 1
swShowMinimized = 2
swShowMaximized = 3
End Enum
' Open a document file using its default viewer application.
' Optionally, the document can be opened minimised or maximised.
'
' Returns True if success, False if not.
' Will not raise an error if the path or file is not found.
'
' 2022-03-12. Gustav Brock, Cactus Data ApS, CPH.
'
Public Function OpenDocumentFile( _
ByVal File As String, _
Optional ByVal ShowCommand As SwShowCommand = swShowNormal) _
As Boolean
Const OperationOpen As String = "open"
Const MinimumSuccess As Long = 32
' Shall not have a value for opening a document.
Const Parameters As String = ""
Dim Handle As Long
Dim Directory As String
Dim Instance As Long
Dim Success As Boolean
Handle = GetDesktopWindow
Directory = Environ("Temp")
Instance = ShellExecute(Handle, OperationOpen, File, Parameters, Directory, ShowCommand)
' If the function succeeds, it returns a value greater than MinimumSuccess.
Success = (Instance > MinimumSuccess)
OpenDocumentFile = Success
End Function