PDF Reference, Sixth Edition, version 1.7
This book provides a description of the PDF file format and is intended primarily for developers of PDF producer applications that create PDF files directly. It also contains enough information to allow developers to write PDF consumer applications that read existing PDF files and interpret or modify their contents.
Adobe Reader
Download the free Adobe® Reader® 8 from Adobe Systems Incorporated.
vbPDF Files
Download the three files (vbPdf.vb, vbPdfFonts.vb and vbPdfRoutines.vb) that make up vbPDF.
vbPDF Tutorial
This application will walk you through the process of creating pdf reports from a Visual Basic 2005 program.