Creating hyperlink to PDF

[Fetzner, Bill]

Winfried ~ 
Here's what I've found out. To answer your question, yes it does work that way. Also works when I create a viewable document. The problem seems to be with Acrobat, and only when creating files not when reading them, i.e. I have pdf files that I created under XP that still contain active links when checked under Win7. Acrobat still thinks the link to external files is valid because it shows the little hand cursor when hovering over it, but the link doesn't work. All x-refs within the pdf book, however, seem to work for a book created under Win7. Even a "message URL" to an website link works like before. The only thing broken under my Win7 environment appears to be the "Message copyfile" links that go to my local external files and folders. My copy of Acrobat Pro Extended is fully patched at version 9.4.5. I've searched the Adobe site and also a did wide ranging searches on the Web without turning up anything. Could it be that nobody else knows about this incompatibility issue? 
~ Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Reng, Dr. Winfried [mailto:wreng at tycoint.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 2:31 AM
To: Fetzner, Bill; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: AW: Creating hyperlink to PDF

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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