Platform : Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Vista, XP
It is PDF Viewer SDK, fast open PDF, support print a PDF, searching the text with C++ , C#, VB.Net , VB6, Delphi, Vfp, MS Access.
Step 1: Install the PDF Viewer SDK ActiveX, begin by launching the setup file (https://www.viscomsoft.com/demo/pdfviewersetup.exe). Select the desired installation folder for the PDF Viewer SDK ActiveX and continue with the installation on your development computer.
Step 2: Open your VB.NET or C# project. In this tutorial , you try open testPDF.sln in C:\Program Files (x86)\PDF Viewer SDK ActiveX Control\Examples\vb.net2019 folder.
Step 3: If you have not installed Visual Studio installer. Try select Extensions - Manage Extensions. Then select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Project and click Download.
Step 4: After installed Visual Studio installer, you need close the Visual Studio and reopen testPDF.sln. Select File - Add - New Project ...
Step 5: type installer in textbox and select Setup Project, click Next.
Step 6: enter the project name, now enter testpdfviewersetup and click Create.
Step 7: you will see the screen like as following screen.
Step 8: Select Application folder in left size, then right click the mouse, select Add - Project Output...
Step 9: Select Primary output, click OK.
Step 10: In right size listbox, right click the mouse, select Add - File...
Step 11: select viscomprint.dll , viscompdfreader.dll, MFC100U.dll, msvcrp100.dll, msvcr100.dll, gdiplus.dll, pdfviewer.lic files (.NET application need include pdfviewer.lic file) and click Open.
Step 12: select pdfviewer.ocx , then select vsdrfCOMSelfReg in Register property.
Step 13: right click the mouse in right size listbox, select Add - File... , you need select icon file for shortcut. select your icon file. e.g. myapp.ico
Step 14: Select User's Desktop in left size, then right click the mouse, select Create Shortcut to User's Desktop.
Step 15: Select Application folder, then select Primary output from testPDF (Active).
Step 16: you can rename the shorcut name, rename the shortcut name to Shortcut to pdfviewer app.
Step 17: Select Icon property, select Browse
Step 18: click Browse button
Step 19: select your icon file, e.g. myapp.ico, then click OK
Step 20: Select User's Programs Menu in left size, then right click the mouse, select Add - Folder.
Step 21: rename the folder to your application name. e.g. pdfviewerapp , select pdfviewerapp, then right click the mouse on right size, select Create New Shortcut.
Step 22 : select Application folder, select your ico file. e.g. myapp.ico. then Click OK.
Step 23 : select Icon property in Properties. select Browse.
Step 24 : click Browse button
Step 25 : select Application Folder, select your icon file. e.g. myapp.ico, then click OK.
Step 26 :click OK button to confirm.
Step 27 :select testpdfviewersetup, right click the mouse, select Rebuild
Step 28: select testpdfviewersetup, right click the mouse, select Open Folder in File Explorer.
Step 29: open Release folder, you should see your installer testpdfviewersetup.msi is created.