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_mohit_
Participant
July 2, 2008
Question

AcroPdf Active X control with Reader 9.0

  • July 2, 2008
  • 10 replies
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Hi Guys,
We have been developing a Windows .NET based solution that displays PDF files. We have been using the AcroPDF.dll active X component which further launches the AcroRd32.exe.

Observations:
1. Upon installation of Reader 9.0, we no longer see the AcroRd32.exe in the task manager.
2. When we exit the application, we see an error message "Cannot read the memory at ...."

Questions:
1. Do we need a newer version of the Active X control? If yes, Where do we get this new version from?
2. How has Adobe addressed issues of memory management in Reader 9.0?
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    10 replies

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    Jigar_Chhadwa
    Participant
    February 26, 2010
    I just found the solution at the following link:
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1...sing-problem-c

    It uses the following code:

        [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("ole32.dll")]
            static extern void CoFreeUnusedLibraries();

            private void Form2_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
            {
                if (axAcroPDF1 != null)
                {                                
                axAcroPDF1    .Dispose();                
                    System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents();
                    CoFreeUnusedLibraries(); 
                }
            }

    I used it, and found no errors :-)

    S
    stefan_ch
    Participant
    March 16, 2010

    This doesn't work for me. A working solution is over here:

    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1359616/axacropdflib-at-closing-problem-c

    Bye

    Stefan

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    _Ian_McCloy_
    Participant
    April 3, 2009
    I fixed this problem guys

    Just put the AxAcroPDF object inside a panel on your windows form then add a OnClosing event for the form and with the following I don't get the errors any more

    private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
    {
    Controls.Remove(panel1);
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
    }

    without the sleep call I would sometimes get the error, I didn't fiddle with the sleep time though.

    Hope this helps!
    CodingMoose
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    ekb0211
    Participant
    June 5, 2009

    CodingMoose ,

    This only fixes it for people that are getting the error when closing the form, right?

    I am having the same problem as DarshanManjunath - we're both getting this error when hitting tab while the pdf viewer has focus on the form.

    Any idea how to avoid the error in this case?  Thanks!

    EDIT:  I guess that was the case for the original post on this thread, sorry!

    G
    GP_Gerrie
    Participant
    March 11, 2009
    I've just downloaded and tested the last release.
    Stil having the same problem.

    To reproduce the problem:
    - Download Acrobat 9 SDK
    - Run BasicIacOCXCS (compiled!!)
    - Open 2 PDF files
    - Close the application

    Memory Read or Write Exception !

    Can somebody tell me how too fix this ??
    D
    DarshanManjunath
    Participant
    March 7, 2009
    Hi all ,

    We are facing similar problem on press of tab.

    In Windows application we are using AcroPDF.dll to load Reader 9.0.
    When we run the application PDF is Loaded sucessfully , but later when we press tab application closes with an Error .

    "Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt."

    Are there any ways to solve this?

    Thanks,
    gmdarsh
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    _mohit_Author
    Participant
    March 3, 2009
    Thanks for the reply. Can you tell us what can we do in the mean time? Also, what is the release date of your next update?
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    _Leonard_Rosenthol_
    Participating Frequently
    February 27, 2009
    I believe that this problem has been corrected for a future update.
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    GP_Gerrie
    Participant
    February 27, 2009
    Any news on this issue?

    Try running the BasicIacOCXCS example found in Acrobat 9 SDK.
    this will give you the error as mentioned above.
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    _Kavish_Taukoordass_
    Participant
    January 30, 2009
    Hi all,

    We are getting the same issue when switching from Adobe Reader version 8.0 to 9.0.

    We have a C# application which loads PDF documents on a WinForm using the AxAcroPDF component. When the form is loaded and unloaded multiple times and then the main application exited, the following is obtained:

    Application error:
    i The instruction at .... referenced memory at ....... The memory could not be "read"

    Has a fix/patch been released for this?

    The issue does not occur when uninstalling Adobe reader 9.0 and reinstalling Adobe reader 8.0.

    Many thanks,
    Kavish
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    _dscJoseph_
    Participant
    October 13, 2008
    Dear Rosenthol :

    I come from taiwan ^^

    I have the same problem in the forms

    http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5b204

    Leonard Rosenthol, "C#, App.Exit() is not closing Acrobat process." #1, 10 Oct 2008 1:07 pm

    When we exit the application, we see an error message "Cannot read the memory at ...."

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    My old program is 7.0, are normal before, but updated to 9.0, will appear on the attached map(i send mail to you) error.
    Are there any ways to solve it?
    Thank you very much~
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    _Leonard_Rosenthol_
    Participating Frequently
    July 2, 2008
    When you install Adobe Reader, it installs the ActiveX along with it - nothing extra to install. I assume you uninstalled all other versions of Reader when you did so - yes?

    What "memory management issues" are you referring to?

    Leonard
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