Saturday, February 19, 2011

How to Create a Multiple Input PDF OCX in Visual Basic 6


1. Download and install PDF OCX if you have not done so (see Resources).
2. Open Visual Basic 6.
3. Click 'Project' at the top of the screen. Select 'Add File' from the drop-down list.
4. Go to the folder containing PDF OCX.
5. Select the file that ends with the '.cls' extension and click 'Open.' This is the PDF component necessary for Visual Basic compatibility.
6. Restart Visual Basic.
7. Select 'Open' from the 'File' menu. Select one of the documents you wish to input and click 'Open.' A PDF OCX window will pop up showing you the documents in your conversion queue.
8. Click 'Browse' to add another document. Input all the documents you wish to combine this way.
9. Click 'Convert' to create a single PDF file.