Thanks. This is a scanned document so I guess I'm out of luck. So what good is the Adobe utility, he asks rhetorically. Mitch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara" <barbaraanne1@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:34 PM Subject: RE: JAWS 9 & Adobe 8.1 Whenever I receive this message it is due to the fact that it is either a scanned document or pictures, which has the same affect. There is nothing that JAWS can read. Sorry. Always, Barbara Anne BarbaraAnne1@xxxxxxx Home: 501-225-1555 Cell: 501-551-8555 ************************************ Blessed are those who can give without remembering, And take without forgetting. -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Mitchell Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:12 PM To: jfw list Subject: JAWS 9 & Adobe 8.1 Hi, I am trying to access an attachment in PDF format with JAWS 9 & Adobe 8.1. All I get is an alert to an 'empty document'. This file is a 532K text document. How can I manipulate Adobe to allow me access to this file? Thanks, Mitch -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx