How can I add links to open xml and csv files stored in another location? Please advice how to place links in my frame maker document?

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October 10, 2014
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Hi,

I would like to know as to how can I add links to open xml and csv files stored in another location? Please advice how to place links in my frame maker document?

Kindly advice.

Thanks

Priya

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FieryPantone

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Experiment with Special > Hypertext > Command "open document" and Special > Hypertext > Command "messagefile openfile {filename}".

With "open document", don't be alarmed by the message "File not found".

Use Ctrl+Alt+click to open the links within FrameMaker and see what happens – which may not be what you want.

Then save the FrameMaker file as .pdf and check the link behaviour again.

Good luck! and post again if you need more help or a different answer :-}

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SIGICHARLAAuthor

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Hi,

Thanks a lot for your answer.

I need a favor. Can you please let me know an example of the way to input the filename as presently, the procedure i've followed is:

Select Special > Hypertext > Command "open document". Then the syntax available is openlink filename:linkname.

Suppose if i've saved a document xxxx.xml on my desktop the address would be C:\Users\username\Desktop\xxxx.xml

So, what would be the exact file name and the link name that has to be input after the openlink syntax present in the text box while creating the hypertext.

I'm new to Frame maker, hence need your suggestion.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks

Priya

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FieryPantone

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Special > Hypertext > Command "open document" will do its best to open the target document inside FrameMaker, which may not be much help; Special > Hypertext > Command "message …" will use the application you specify. The user guide for 7.0 says this about absolute links, and I don't think anything has changed since:

For example, to start PaintBrush and open the Ship.pcx file on drive C you would use the command message system pbrush.exe C:/Ship.pcx

I've not often used a relative link, and not recently: the same source says

folder levels are separated by a slash / even in Windows and Mac

[relative links] FrameMaker searches for a relative pathname beginning in the folder that contains the current document

[absolute links] FrameMaker searches for an absolute pathname beginning at the top of the file system. In Windows, the absolute pathname begins with the drive specifier, a colon and a slash.

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