exporting PDF from InDesign.. Name of Text Anchor (in Pdf, its called as Named Destination) has chan

[Hetal5C4C]

While exporting PDF from InDesign.. Name of Text Anchor (in Pdf, its called as Named Destination) has changed.

 

for e.g. I defined Text Anchor as A1280# in InDesign

But in Pdf its shown as. DEMO.indd:A1280#:79120

First is the indd file name : defined Anchor name : (some random number)

I just want to know is there any logic behind this random number.? .. can I prevent this from happening?

I'm asking as I am creating links in PDF using JavaScript which referred to this Destinations to jump.(which have standard naming conventions like A1#, A2#, A3#...., )

Please find the attached screenshot.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Can you share your example document?

In Scripting there are:

- HyperlinkPageDestination

- HyperlinkExternalPageDestination

- HyperlinkTextDestination

- HyperlinkURLDestination

and each one have Name property.

The only document I have gives me something like that:

There are lines with ":" - but without 3rd random number...

[Hetal5C4C]

1. I ve created HyperlinkTextDestination named as A1280# in InDesign

   But in Pdf its shown as. DEMO.indd:A1280#:79120

 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Can you share a sample document? 

[Hetal5C4C]

 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Not sure what would you like me to do with a PDF?? 

I need InDesign file... 

[Hetal5C4C]

I ve created HyperlinkTextDestination named as A1# in InDesign

But in Pdf its shown as. DEMO.indd:A1#:79478

I just want to know is there any logic behind this random number.? .. can I prevent this from happening?

I'm asking as I am creating links in PDF using JavaScript which referred to this Destinations to jump.(which have standard naming conventions like A1#, A2#, A3#...., )

Please find the attached screenshot.

 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Like @Peter Kahrel said - InDesign is doing it in background ... but it should be possible to fix those names using JavaScript in Acrobat directly.

It's even possible to "inject" PDF with JavaScript - attached is a sample PDF I've produced some time ago - generated 100% automatically from a database.

[Peter Kahrel]

Text anchors are always exported the way you see them, that's the way it (apparently) is. When I create a new document and insert a text anchor A1#, it is shown in the exported PDF as xyz.indd:A1#:1, where 1 is a number. It's unlikely to be random (too short), what it really is I don't know.

But anyway, the answewr to your question is that InDesign adds a number to the text anchor's name. There's nothing you can do to prevent that. If you want to get rid of that number you'll have to do that in Acrobat

[Hetal5C4C]

Thanks @Peter Kahrel .. even I thought the same that I have to do something in pdf.

For that I already asked in forum.

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Is there any way to get all the named destination s and can rename it using javascript.?.. as for me, text Anchor naming standard s are same.

While exporting pdf it appended InDesign file name and some random number along with original text Anchor name that I have to remove..

Could you please guide with it.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/how-to-jump-to-the-named-destination/m-p/14243883...