Hello
I am looking for a smart way to display/view PDF-documents on a Windows form.
My environment:
-VisualStudio.NET 2005/2008
-Target device: Touch screen with Windows7 embedded
What I have done so far:
I used the COM-ActiveX 'AcroPDF.dll' from my development system. It seems, it came from an AcrobatReaderX installation.
On my development system everything worked fine.
As a consequence, I had to integrate 3 dependent dlls/assebemblies into my application setup for installation on the target device:
-Iterop.AcroPDFLib.dll
-AxInterop.AcroPDFLib.dll
-AcroPDF.dll
Surprisingly to me, the control did not work before I had additionally installed the AcrobatReaderX on the target device too.
My questions:
-Is there a recommended way how to display PDF-documents on a Windows form when developing with VisualStudio.NET?
-Where can I find more reliable information about the correct use of the COM-ActiveX 'AcroPDF.dll' (inclusive deployment)?
-Is it normal that Acrobat Reader has to be installed on the target device even though I just want to view the files in the control and not in the Reader?