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Dave_are
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October 6, 2020
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Can a user entered URL in form text field be a hyperlink?

  • October 6, 2020
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Firstly - sorry if this has already been asked and answered, but I can't find a successful solution anywhere.

 

I have created an interactive form in Acrobat Pro DC, with one of the editable fields being where a user adds a URL link. I want this link to be "clickable" and to go to that URL - but I at the moment the text doesn't act as a link.

 

The initial blank form will distributed be used by different users, and therefore the URL will be different in each case.

 

I found a potential fix, that made use of a button and javascript, but I couldn't get it to work - probably as my knowledge in this area is VERY limited and I was probably doing something wrong.

 

Can anyone help with a step by step solution for the less well initiated, please? Thanks.

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Correct answer try67

Thanks for that - I have tried it and it is getting closer to what I want.

 

I have added it as an action to the field itself, then password protected it and added a test URL (BBC sport) - however when I click on the field I get the following message. When I click "allow", there is no further action

 

 

Don't worry about the password indicated here - this is a unique password my client would add when they add the unique URL and isn't active at this point.

 

Can you advise, please?


Sorry, there's an error in the code above. It needs to be:

app.launchURL(this.getField("Name of text field").valueAsString);

Of course, you'll need to adjust the code to have the actual field name in double-quotes.

If it's still not working please share the file for further help with this.

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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October 6, 2020

The best solution is to do it using a separate button field, yes, or to set the text field as having Rich Text Formatting, which will allow the user to manually add hyperlinks to it. What was the issue when you tried to do the former?

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Dave_areAuthor
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October 6, 2020

Thanks for the response - I added a separate button near the field, but there was no action when I clicked it. It may have been that the javascript I had was not correct or that I haven't implemented it correctly. As I said, I am very underskilled in this area, so that is quite possible! Ideally, I would like the process to be automatic - with no further input from the user other than to add the URL in the field.

try67
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try67Community Expert
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October 6, 2020

They don't need to edit the value - the form is a one time only use.

 

The form I have designed is actually a quotation form, that the user (my client) fills in with pricing and other information. One of these bits of information is a URL to a specific area on their website containing a product schedule that THEIR client can then click on to.

 

The form will be password protected so that my client will lock the form once they have filled everything in before they send it to their client - does that all make sense?


Lock it how, exactly? If the field is locked then clicking it won't do anything, anyway...

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