Embedding PDF Files (Documents) inside a Adobe Acrobat PDF

I have had a lot of issues with the Adobe embedded PDF Viewer.  It does not show the PDF all the time.  It was getting too annoying to deal with.  So, I used a standard iframe instead in an aspx page.  It works without errors every time.

var binaryString = atob( "<%=base64str%>" );
var bytes = new Uint8Array( binaryString.length );

for ( var i = 0; i < binaryString.length; i++ )
{
bytes[i] = binaryString.charCodeAt( i );
}

var iframe = document.getElementById( "pdfFrame" );

var blob = new Blob( [bytes.buffer], { type: 'application/pdf' } );
var url = URL.createObjectURL( blob );

iframe.src=url;
iframe.hidden = false;

Let me explain exactly what I need and how I followed the previous steps just to note that is not working.

I need several Visio charts that were exported as PDF to be embedded into main PDF file so a reader can double clikc on each icon and the chart is opened as separate file for the reader.

1. I designed a document in Word file where I attached some Visios charts. But they were huge in size. So, I exported each Visio Chart as PDF and insert a PDF icon for each. Everything was OK but the client wanted to email the document as PDF not as a Word file.

2. I saved Word file as PDF. No option related to links. See attached.

I ended up with a PDF looking like this one. No icon was an active link as it supposed to be.

So, I tried the aformentioned steps.

1. I opened Attachments tab. See attached.

2. I clicked add a new attachment icon. It opened a window from where I could locate and attach any PDF.

3. Then, according to instructions received, I should go to View-Tools_Content. What? There is no such option from the attach file window. You already saw it in the above screenshot. I only have the option OPEN. My menu is in Romanian. Deschidere means OPEN.

So, I assumed that first I should add the files as attachments, then to go to View-Tools-Content. Guess what? Still no such option.

So, I tried a different approach.

1. I clicked on Edit PDF, I selected the PDF icon and from Attachement tab, I dragged and dropped the PDF file I need it. As you probably already knew it did not work.

Useless to say that if I follow steps 5 and 6 will not work. As someone else already described when I double click on any PDF from Attachements tab it simply opens the file. Even a right click on that file will not display any option as SET LINK.

So, what am I missing?

Any input is appreciate it.

Many thanks.

Ahh! these instructions are wrong!

I tried and it failed to link, what did work if you go to:

Tools-> COMMENT-> attach file ( you can choose from 4 icons only) but it does embed the file in you pdf

Click anywhere on the page where you want the file and the icon you selected will be the thing you will be double clicking to open the embedded document.

Hope that helps!

fyi: I am using Adobe Acrobat DC

I am having trouble with step 6:

• In the Attachments pane, double-click the attached file and click on Set Link.

When I double click the attached file in the attachments file, all it does it open the actual file. Then when I click 'set link', the link sets to the page view that I am currently on (i.e. it sets the link to open the current page, rather than the file). What am I doing wrong?