On 23/12/2010 12:41 AM, Tina Ricks wrote: > Hi everyone, > Frame version: 8.0p277 > > Adobe Acrobat Pro version: 8.2.5
> I'm creating a giant PDF file (in Frame) of conference papers for a > professional conference. It will be burned on a CD. I have my giant PDF, and > I have a folder called Attachments. Inside the Attachments folder are a > whole load of PowerPoint Show files (.pps) > GiantPDF.pdf > > Attachments > > Filename.pps > > Filename_2.pps > (etc. etc.) > In Frame, I created hyperlinks with this setting: > Special> Hypertext > > Command: Message Client > > Syntax box: > > Message openfile Attachments/Filename.pps > > (this seemed like the correct syntax for a relative pathname, based on > several internet resources) > On my computer, this works great. I can create my PDF, I can move my folder > structure elsewhere on my computer and things work. > When I create a CD and take it to a different computer, my giant PDF can't > find the PPS files. Why? > All internal links within the PDF work fine. > What am I doing wrong? > Are the .fm files from which you create the GiantPDF located in the folder that contains the Attachments folder? If not, FM may be substituting absolute paths. -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
