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September 16, 2020
Question

From FM 2019, create a link to External PDF File...

  • September 16, 2020
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Hi All,

In my C: Drive I have a fodler called Test (C:\Test) with two files inside of it.

  • abc.fm
  • xyz.pdf

In my abc.fm file, I have Syntex which says "See xyz.pdf"

 

Question: In my abc.fm file, how can I create "See xyz.pdf" as Hypertext (or link) so when I publish it as PDF file, it shows "See xyz.pdf " as a hyperlink and when clicked it opens xyz.pdf file in seperate window.

 

Please Note: When I send client folder Test with abc.pdf and xyz.pdf.

When they open the abc.pdf and click on the link "See xyz.pdf" it should be able to open it considering they both are in the same folder.

 

I know I had done this before many times in FM12 without a problem but it appears that FM2017 and FM2019 does not have these option anymore.

 

I would apprecaite any help that you can provide.

Thank you.

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
    Community Expert
    September 16, 2020

    Should be the same syntax as before (I believe) - have a look at what you did in earlier versions of the file.

    AixtronAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 16, 2020

    Hello Jeff,

     

    Appreciate your response.

    I looked into the old file. All the links are there.

    When I go to Hypertext Panel, Go to URL is selected and description says message URL ./xyz.pdf

     

    But when I publish it to PDF and open the PDF, the link does not work, it does not open anything.

     

    Just wondering, what would the problem be?

    Bob_Niland
    Community Expert
    September 17, 2020

    re: But when I publish it to PDF and open the PDF

    Open it from the publish dialog, or in Acrobat in a known directory, or in a web browser?

    The Publish workflow has some peculiar ideas about where to put things, and any other ./*.pdfs are not apt to be there.