| The variable 'axAcroPDF1' is either undeclared or was never assigned. |
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Mukesh NailwalPosted Jan 1, 2026, 10:34 AM
To fix this issue, you may try below method:
Open Windows Form in Design View
Right-click on Toolbox >Choose Items
Go to COM Components
Choose Adobe PDF Reader
Drag the control onto the form.
VS will automatically create this: private AxAcroPDFLib.AxAcroPDF axAcroPDF1;
Open Form1.Designer.cs and confirm these exist:
private AxAcroPDFLib.AxAcroPDF axAcroPDF1;
and inside
InitializeComponent();this.axAcroPDF1 = new AxAcroPDFLib.AxAcroPDF();
this.axAcroPDF1.Enabled = true;
this.axAcroPDF1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
this.axAcroPDF1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(600, 400);
this.Controls.Add(this.axAcroPDF1);
Use
axAcroPDF1only inside the same form class:private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
axAcroPDF1.LoadFile(@"C:\sample.pdf");
}
Ensure these references exist:
AxAcroPDFLib
Adobe Acrobat xx.x Type Library
Add them via
References >Add Reference >COM
I hope this works for you.
Thanks