Links in framemaker source files to PDFs?
At 12:50 -0600 21/6/07, Van Boening, Tammy wrote: >How do I need to set up my links in the Framemaker file and is there >anything special that I need to do to the PDFs? No-one else seems to have picked this up, so... As far as I can remember, FrameMaker's message client works with absolute pathnames. Therefore, if you use a file name only [no path] in your hypertext marker, all the final PDFs must reside in the same folder for the links to work. If they do not reside in the same folder, then the message client pathnames must be full and absolute. Clearly this will make your resulting PDF file set very, very non-portable, so it would be much preferable to arrange for all linked files to end up in the same directory if possible. This would allow, for example, your CD-ROM file set to be copied onto a local drive and still work, as long as the relative locations of the component PDFs did not change. -- Steve
Links in framemaker source files to PDFs?
At 05:34 +0100 27/6/07, I wrote: >As far as I can remember, FrameMaker's message client works with absolute >pathnames. Therefore, if you use a file name only [no path] in your hypertext >marker, all the final PDFs must reside in the same folder for the links to >work. If they do not reside in the same folder, then the message client >pathnames must be full and absolute. Clearly this will make your resulting PDF >file set very, very non-portable, so it would be much preferable to arrange >for all linked files to end up in the same directory if possible. This would >allow, for example, your CD-ROM file set to be copied onto a local drive and >still work, as long as the relative locations of the component PDFs did not >change. ...but I was wrong: At 11:35 -0500 27/6/07, Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D. wrote: >As much as I hate to disagree, the hypertext linking can be done with relative >pathnames as well. I just checked, and "message openfile >_Addendum/Spreadsheets/Conversions.xls" works to open a spreadsheet in a >supplemental folder sent along with the pdf. Always happy to learn new stuff about FrameMaker :-) However, the main point I was trying to make was that a hard-coded pathname will limit portability. -- Steve
Links in framemaker source files to PDFs?
All, I have a directory structure on my hard drive that is going to be burned verbatim to a CD. In this structure, I have a Framemaker file that I want to contain links to the PDFs that are contained in various directories throughout. I want these links to jump to the indicated PDF when I click on the link in the framemaker file and have the PDF open (I also want to convert the framemaker file to a PDF so that when I click on these links in the PDF, the same thing happens). I know, I know - this has been covered so many times before, but I am on a tight, tight deadline and the archives are hard to search. Like I said, the absolute path of the framemaker/pdf file to the various pdfs will remain the same when I burn to CD, so. . . How do I need to set up my links in the Framemaker file and is there anything special that I need to do to the PDFs? TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Links in framemaker source files to PDFs?
All, I have a directory structure on my hard drive that is going to be burned verbatim to a CD. In this structure, I have a Framemaker file that I want to contain links to the PDFs that are contained in various directories throughout. I want these links to "jump to" the indicated PDF when I click on the link in the framemaker file and have the PDF open (I also want to convert the framemaker file to a PDF so that when I click on these links in the PDF, the same thing happens). I know, I know - this has been covered so many times before, but I am on a tight, tight deadline and the archives are hard to search. Like I said, the absolute path of the framemaker/pdf file to the various pdfs will remain the same when I burn to CD, so. . . How do I need to set up my links in the Framemaker file and is there anything special that I need to do to the PDFs? TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 tammy.vanboening at fiserv.com *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way.
