Open a PDF using VBA in Excel

Hope this helps. I was able to open pdf files from all subfolders of a folder and copy content to the macro enabled workbook using shell as recommended above.Please see below the code .

Sub ConsolidateWorkbooksLTD()
Dim adobeReaderPath As String
Dim pathAndFileName As String
Dim shellPathName As String
Dim fso, subFldr, subFlodr
Dim FolderPath
Dim Filename As String
Dim Sheet As Worksheet
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim HK As String
Dim s As String
Dim J As String
Dim diaFolder As FileDialog
Dim mFolder As String
Dim Basebk As Workbook
Dim Actbk As Workbook

Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Set Basebk = ThisWorkbook

' Open the file dialog
Set diaFolder = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
diaFolder.AllowMultiSelect = False
diaFolder.Show
MsgBox diaFolder.SelectedItems(1) & "\"
mFolder = diaFolder.SelectedItems(1) & "\"
Set diaFolder = Nothing
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set FolderPath = fso.GetFolder(mFolder)
For Each subFldr In FolderPath.SubFolders
subFlodr = subFldr & "\"
Filename = Dir(subFldr & "\*.csv*")
Do While Len(Filename) > 0
J = Filename
J = Left(J, Len(J) - 4) & ".pdf"
   Workbooks.Open Filename:=subFldr & "\" & Filename, ReadOnly:=True
   For Each Sheet In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
   Set Actbk = ActiveWorkbook
   s = ActiveWorkbook.Name
   HK = Left(s, Len(s) - 4)
   If InStrRev(HK, "_S") <> 0 Then
   HK = Right(HK, Len(HK) - InStrRev(HK, "_S"))
   Else
   HK = Right(HK, Len(HK) - InStrRev(HK, "_L"))
   End If
   Sheet.Copy After:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1)
   ActiveSheet.Name = HK

   ' Open pdf file to copy SIC Decsription
   pathAndFileName = subFlodr & J
   adobeReaderPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"
   shellPathName = adobeReaderPath & " """ & pathAndFileName & """"
   Call Shell( _
    pathname:=shellPathName, _
    windowstyle:=vbNormalFocus)
    Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("0:00:2")

    SendKeys "%vpc"
    SendKeys "^a", True
    Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:2")

    ' send key to copy
     SendKeys "^c"
    ' wait 2 secs
     Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:2")
      ' activate this workook and paste the data
        ThisWorkbook.Activate
        Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(HK)
        Range("O1:O5").Select
        ws.Paste

        Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:3")
        Application.CutCopyMode = False
        Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:3")
       Call Shell("TaskKill /F /IM AcroRd32.exe", vbHide)
       ' send key to close pdf file
        SendKeys "^q"
       Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:3")
 Next Sheet
 Workbooks(Filename).Close SaveAs = True
 Filename = Dir()
Loop
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

I wrote the piece of code to copy from pdf and csv to the macro enabled workbook and you may need to fine tune as per your requirement

Regards, Hema Kasturi

If it's a matter of just opening PDF to send some keys to it then why not try this

Sub Sample()
    ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink "C:\MyFile.pdf"
End Sub

I am assuming that you have some pdf reader installed.

Use Shell "program file path file path you want to open".

Example:

Shell "c:\windows\system32\mspaint.exe c:users\admin\x.jpg"