FrameMaker's hypertext generation (links in PDFs)

[Michael Pearson]

Hi Dan,
 
Those commas in the URL probably need escaped. Try using "%2C" in place of each comma.
 
HTH,
Mike
 
> From: dharding at illinois.edu
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:53:11 -0500
> Subject: FrameMaker's hypertext generation (links in PDFs)
> 
> Can't tell if this is a FrameMaker issue or a PDF issue.
> 
> I'm using FrameMaker 9.0p250 under Windows 7 Professional (64-bit).
> 
> I'm running into problems with hypertext markers converted to hyperlinks in PDFs (both created via "Save As" and "Print to"). The vast majority of the hypertext markers convert to URL links just fine. The problem is with links on the IRS website.
> 
> The IRS uses a very archaic system that includes commas in the URLs, and the resulting link the PDF is truncated at the first comma.
> 
> For example, the following URL:
> 
> http://www.irs.gov/efile/content/0,,id=171945,00.html
> 
> Ends up being a link to:
> 
> http://www.irs.gov/efile/content/0
> 
> in the PDF.
> 
> I've checked the hypertext markers in the Frame documents, and they are correct. The problem seems to be in the PDF creation.
> 
> I really don't want to have to manually create a zillion TinyURLs to bypass this problem.
> 
> Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
> 
> Dan Harding
> Technical Specialist & Web Developer
> University of Illinois Tax School
> 339 Mumford Hall
> 1301 West Gregory Drive
> Urbana, IL 61801
> 217-333-0935
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