Something like

Shell "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe C:\My
Documents\myFile.pdf", vbNormalFocus

You will need to ensure the correct path for the reader exe.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

"bigdaddy3" wrote in message
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is it possible to be able to read an e book in adobe reader from a macro
in
excel just to get certain figures .
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