# Re: Win32ole & Adobe Acrobat Reader

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32ole-adobe-acrobat-reader/75069>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 7, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32ole-adobe-acrobat-reader/75069 "2006-11-07T11:08:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32ole-adobe-acrobat-reader/75069/1 "2006-11-07T11:08:55Z")

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Jeff wrote:

> `start #{filename}`
> 
> If it’s hard to see in your browser, I’m using the “backtick”  
> not the apostrophe, which will induce a system call. I’m  
> assuming Acrobat is installed as your handler for .pdf files.
> 
> Jeff  
> [softiesonrails.com](http://softiesonrails.com)

Works great, thanks a lot! I’ll keep on trying the OLE way of doing  
things: printing in the background could be useful too.

Cheers,