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Date sent: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:31:16 +0700
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From: Raymond Weisling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [PDF] Making links to a specific page in another file
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> ##### level-1 quote by JRB (on) 04.02.04 (at) 14:46 +0100
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> >myDocument.pdf#page=14
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> >Don't forget the "#"
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> OK, we tried that but still no go. Perhaps the explanation wasn't clear.
>
> I have two files, let me call the first the target file and the
> second the source file. The target file is a multi-page vanilla pdf
> document (containing jpg images). The source file is a word document
> that will eventually be converted into a pdf file and contain links
> to specific pages within the target file. I'm using the
> #page=pagenum parameter ie: the links are of the form
> "myDocs/target.pdf#page=14" where the actual page number varies.
>
> However, whenever the links are followed the target file opens
> properly but fails to jump to the desired page. It should be noted
> that all link creations are done in MSWord manually using the
> Insert->Hyperlink item (eventually programatically in VBScript ). I
> think I'm missing something very simple but for the life of me I
> can't tell what. Any light on this problem would be much
> appreciated. Many Thanks!!
>
That will result in a Hyperlink field with something like "myDocs\target.pdf \l
"page=2" " in it.
That is, it is going to try to make a link to a Named Destination "page=2" - As a
test, add
such a Named Destination in the PDF and then see if your link jumps there.
> TIA -- Ray
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