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Using variables in mailto hyperlinks?

New Here ,
Oct 23, 2017 Oct 23, 2017

I need to insert a variable into a mailto hyperlink in a PDF doc. Static text is easy...

message URL mailto:<email address>?subject=Feedback for page

Clicking this in the PDF will launch the mail client with the subject of "Feedback for page" in the subject line. But I really need it to automatically populate with the current page number as well. So, I guess it's a dynamic link? Here's what I want to do but I can't get it to work....

message URL mailto:<email address>?subject=Feedback for page&<$curpagenum>

I've tried it witht he brackets removed and without the dollar sign. Both times the variable is just ignored. Anyone done this? Thoughts? Is this even possible?

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Community Expert ,
Oct 23, 2017 Oct 23, 2017

Might have to use some third-party plugin like Timesavers to achieve this...

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New Here ,
Oct 23, 2017 Oct 23, 2017

Anyone know if this is possible without third party software?

using variables in a mailto hyperlink for PDF?

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Mentor ,
Oct 24, 2017 Oct 24, 2017
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joeyw80200066,

This is not supported, although it would be kind of a cool feature. That said, it would be a very simple ExtendScript to pull it off, it were important enough to you. Any time I need something tricky like this, I turn to ExtendScript. It is remarkable what it can do.

Russ

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