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How do I create a link/button to open non-PDF file attachments?

New Here ,
Feb 09, 2018 Feb 09, 2018

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I have a PDF with file attachments of several different file types. The attachments need to open from a button or link click. This is easily done with attached PDFs, but I also need to open XLS, DOCX, and PPT files. There is not an obvious way to make a button or link do this. Is there a JavaScript action that could achieve what I want?

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Community Expert , Feb 09, 2018 Feb 09, 2018

You can do it using this code:

this.exportDataObject({cName: "My File.docx", nLaunch: 2});

The first parameter is the name of the attached file that you want to open, of course.

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Feb 09, 2018 Feb 09, 2018

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You can do it using this code:

this.exportDataObject({cName: "My File.docx", nLaunch: 2});

The first parameter is the name of the attached file that you want to open, of course.

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Sep 30, 2020 Sep 30, 2020

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Please
This command does not work on Android systems
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Oct 01, 2020 Oct 01, 2020

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Correct. Almost no scripts do.

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Dec 09, 2021 Dec 09, 2021

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One Question: My File.docy should locate in the same folder where the pdf form is?

 

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Dec 09, 2021 Dec 09, 2021

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The file needs to be attached to the PDF. Do you mean where you export it to? That's up to the user.

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Oct 14, 2022 Oct 14, 2022

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Thank you this did exactly what I wanted to do. This is great and is the answer to my and another posters question on how to open an embedded/attached file using a link. Great job!

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