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Linking to page on local PDF file on Reader

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March 3, 2021
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Hi, new to adobe reader.

During my studies, I need to write summerise to large books I view on PDF.

I like using links to refernce specific pages in my summery.
However i can't seem to be able to create a link to specific page, when using Acrobat-Reader.

For example, for file "example.pdf" (attached) saved in "C:\Users\Documents", the following file URL will open page 3 in Microsoft Edge: "file:\\\C:\Users\Documents\example.pdf#page=3",
but in reader will return:
"There was an error opening this document. The filename, directory name or volume lable is incorrect".
It seems Reader can't open file URLs, and path is not enough to link to page.
Anything i should do diffrently, or any known workaround?

Thank you! (sorry for English & grammer mistakes, not my native language)

example.pdf

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Correct answer try67

No, but you would have been able to create a type of link that will.

The link needs to have the "Go to a page view" action, instead of "Open a web-link". Then you would be able to link to a specific place in the target PDF file. Plus, it will be a relative link so will more likely still work on someone else's computer, if you send them both files.

Bernd Alheit

Braniac

You should read this:

https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf

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Lior5E9EAuthor

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Thank you,
This is what I have been trying to do with the "#page=3" in the file URL in the main post.
However, it seems that using such parameters works only in web URLs (http://), like in the examples in the link you sent.
It does work with shell cmd as well - but this is harder to embed in a word document (I think VBA would be the way?)

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Lior5E9EAuthor

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Also, you need to know the location of the executable on the user's computer, which isn't always possible...

I made this for my own use - I guess if there was a simple solution, such as just adding "#page=X" at the end of the file path (in file URL scheme, like in web URL), every user could have implanted it for themself...

try67

Braniac

You would be able to do it if you had Acrobat.

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Lior5E9EAuthor

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I am sorry, I do not undearstand. I have Acrobat Reader DC installed (free version), and I'm trying to open the pdf using it, by URL. See attached video for example - notice how even through the link is to page 3, page 1 is opened (The file is the example file I posted in the original post).
Do you mean that if I had the paid version, it would have worked?

zoom_1_Trim.zip

try67Correct answer

Braniac

No, but you would have been able to create a type of link that will.

The link needs to have the "Go to a page view" action, instead of "Open a web-link". Then you would be able to link to a specific place in the target PDF file. Plus, it will be a relative link so will more likely still work on someone else's computer, if you send them both files.

Bernd Alheit

Braniac

Where does you use the link?

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Lior5E9EAuthor

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Zotero (In notes) & Word.
I checked again at Word, it does open the file but on the first page.

Bernd Alheit

Braniac

May be that this is not possible.

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Lior5E9EAuthor

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Cant edit, correction for the error message - "There was an error opening this document. The filename, directory name or volume lable syntax is incorrect"

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