AW: Creating hyperlink to PDF

[Reng, Dr. Winfried]

Hi Bill,

Does the link work in FrameMaker (CTRL + ALT and then click on the link)? 
How do you create the PDF? If you print to a PostScript file or to a PDF, 
have you activated "Generate Acrobat Data"?

Best regards

Winfried

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] Im Auftrag von Fetzner, Bill
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2011 16:54
> An: Shlomo Perets; Nina Rogers
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Betreff: RE: Creating hyperlink to PDF
> 
> All ~
> Searching my local Framers archives for a solution to my problem, I came up
> with this thread. I've been using the "message openfile hypertext marker for
> years with complete success. When I convert my doc to a pdf, the linkage
> worked just fine. But not in Windows 7 as far as I can determine. When I take
> exactly the same file, with exactly the same TCS2 newly installed in Win7, all
> those links are gone in my pdf distillation of the file. I've reinstalled Acrobat
> and updated it from itself without success. Anyone else experience this or
> have a suggestion of some magic switch I should know about?
> ~ Bill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shlomo Perets
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 2:49 PM
> To: Nina Rogers
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Creating hyperlink to PDF
> 
> Nina,
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> >I am trying to create a hyperlink to a PDF. Basically, when the user
> >clicks the link, I want a separate PDF file to open. I'm working in
> >FrameMaker 7, but the finished document will be published as a PDF.  ...
> >
> >The PDF I want to link is located in a folder on our network, not on a
> >website; otherwise, I'd use the Go to URL command from Special >
> >Hypertext.
> 
> 
> A generic link to an external PDF can be created using the built-in FM
> hypertext marker:
> message openfile path/filename.pdf
> 
> The target PDF will open at the default opening page; "new window" or
> "same
> window" applied according to the local Acrobat/Reader preference.
> 
> Other hypertext markers (gotolink/gotopage or openlink/openpage) can be
> translated to a similar link upon conversion to PDF, but link
> validity/success may be dependent on other factors (e.g. authoring
> application for the target PDF being FM, specific destinations/page numbers
> present, chapter vs. book file issues).
> 
> 
> Shlomo Perets
> 
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