64-bit acrobat reader plug-in?

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December 28, 2010
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Is there a 64-bit version of the acrobat reader plugin that works with the 64-bit version of IE? I am developing a 64-bit native application and I would love to be able to support PDF documents. My normal process for vieweing PDF documents is to use the IE web browser control and to navigate to the PDF document and let the acrobat reader plugin display the document. However, on 64-bits I am restricted to using the 64-bit IE browser control, and the 64-bit browser control does not like the 32-bit acrobat reader active-x plugin.

Is there a 64-bit version of the acrobat reader plugin? Is there a preferred method for viewing Adobe PDF documents from native 32-bit and 64-bit applications?

Many thanks in advance!

Miles

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ls_rbls

Community Expert

Hi,

++Ading to this old thread, see this other discussion https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/how-do-i-change-from-32-bit-to-64-bit/m-p/10896844?page=1#M239063

Now you can download and install the new MS Edge Browser.

It is basically a Chrome browser with the coolest ability to install 64bit extension from the Google Playstore and other stores as well.

That said, YES you can install the Adobe Acrobat extension in MS Edge and not even worry about which browser is the default web browser anymore; with this extension enabled it allows the user to perform a single click to open a PDF from a URL that is currently viewed in MS Edge in Acrobat or Reader.

And this is the closest that you can get to a 64bit Acrobat+Windows+web browser workflow in 2020.

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Adobe doesn't produce acrobat reader anymore.

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mileswaldronAuthor

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Thanks for the answer, but I remain somewhat confused...

I just downloaded Adobe Reader X, from the Adobe site. This download appears to be Adobe Reader version 10. Are you telling me that Adobe does not make or distribute this software?

Back to my point, this new reader does not seem to address the issue of being able to view Adobe PDF documents from within a 64-bit browser.

My question is simple. Is there a 64-bit browser plug-in that will view a PDF document from within a 64-bit version of IE?

From reading through the forums I can see many cases where people are experiencing similar if not exactly the same issue as I am having; however I do not see any posted solutions.

What is the recommended way for a 64-bit native application to view an Adobe PDF document?

Again, I ask, is there a way for an Adobe PDF document to properly open up inside of a 64-bit web browser?

If there is not a web browser solution then is there an SDK solution?

When working through the Acrobat SDK sample code, specifically with the example, BasicIacVC, I can see C\C++ OLE calls being made to "AcroExch.PDDoc". Does this mean a user of the SDK must have Acrobat Exchange installed on their desktop in order to view a PDF document? Generally, customers would rather use the Acrobat Viewer to view PDF documents, rather than to be forced into purchasing Acrobat Exchange.

Any insight or suggestions into this matter is greatly appreciated!

Miles

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George_Johnson

Inspiring

Bernd was simply being needlessly pedantic. The software is called Adobe Reader, not Acrobat Reader.

Similarly, there is no longer a product called Acrobat Exchange. It is Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard. You can control Acrobat via IAC, but not Reader. I believe there's a sample with the Acrobt SDK that demonstrates using the ActiveX component to view a PDF in an application. But no version of Acrobat is 64-bit, and as far as I know that includes the browser plug-ins.

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