I have noticed this question posed a couple of times but have either not seen an answer or (maybe) have just been too dim to understand it.

If setting up a web viewer url to my local machine I can either:

"file:/C:Directoryfile"

or

"file:///C:/Directory/file"

If setting this web viewer url to a server on my network I.....

Have no idea what to do. Every filewin, file, include or not the IP address, forward or backward slashed variation has failed me.

Just a pdf file on a server...should be simple. Yes?

try http://192.168.0.1/sharedFolder/pdfName.pdf

where 192.168.0.1 is the ip address of your machine, sharedFolder is a sharedFolder, and pdfName.pdf is a pdf within shareFolder on the computer with the 192.168.0.1 ip address

Hmmm - I had tried that, tried again and no luck. But I think I need to check in with ensuring all relevant directories are shared and such...

try

file://///192.168.0.1/sharedFolder/pdfName.pdf

Okay, now not quite sure what is working and what is not working, or why. PDF files load fine from the local machine but when accessing server PDF or web pdf's (just normal ones out there) I get runtime errors, invalid character or object expected.

Odd...confusing...

Okay i think i worked out all the correct url formats:

Local Machine: file:///C:/myPDF.pdf

Network: file://///ipAddressOrComputerName/sharedFolder/myPDF.pdf

Internet: http://www.myUrl.com/files/myPDF.pdf

Just paste this url and see if it works:

http://bcapdownloads.server101.com/files/documents/solutionspecific/shadowcaster/whitepapers/ShadowCasterHighAvailabilityfortheMassesWhitepaper.pdf

Okay - I think I am seeing (at least for me) some of what is going on. First - yes, your paths seem to work great. But here's the thing where I'm stumbling.

IF I have "display PDF in browser" selected under preferences in Adobe (6 professional) then I just get run time errors UNLESS the pdf is on my C: Drive.

IF I have "display PDF in browser" NOT selected under preferences in Adobe (6 professional) then PDF's open everywhere (web, server, local) but always open through adobe (not in th web viewer).

So - what's the point of the web viewer for PDF's?

BUT (and can't test this since I am at work) at home (Adobe 8) I don't think I have these problems at all.

Have I just missed something along the way as to what the Adobe version requirements are for PDF's to link out (non-local) via the web viewer?

Thanks for the help!

It's definitely your Adobe issue -- All pdf's I've tried open fine -- In both Adobe 7, and Adobe 8 (reader).

Well if you're right (and I think you are) this might be one of those little things plus your path templates that should go in some sort of sticky reference dictionary of "common problems & issues".

Thanks again.