Hi Dan,

Those commas in the URL probably need escaped. Try using "%2C" in place of each 
comma.

HTH,
Mike

> From: dharding at illinois.edu
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:53:11 -0500
> Subject: FrameMaker's hypertext generation (links in PDFs)
> 
> Can't tell if this is a FrameMaker issue or a PDF issue.
> 
> I'm using FrameMaker 9.0p250 under Windows 7 Professional (64-bit).
> 
> I'm running into problems with hypertext markers converted to hyperlinks in 
> PDFs (both created via "Save As" and "Print to"). The vast majority of the 
> hypertext markers convert to URL links just fine. The problem is with links 
> on the IRS website.
> 
> The IRS uses a very archaic system that includes commas in the URLs, and the 
> resulting link the PDF is truncated at the first comma.
> 
> For example, the following URL:
> 
> http://www.irs.gov/efile/content/0,,id=171945,00.html
> 
> Ends up being a link to:
> 
> http://www.irs.gov/efile/content/0
> 
> in the PDF.
> 
> I've checked the hypertext markers in the Frame documents, and they are 
> correct. The problem seems to be in the PDF creation.
> 
> I really don't want to have to manually create a zillion TinyURLs to bypass 
> this problem.
> 
> Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
> 
> Dan Harding
> Technical Specialist & Web Developer
> University of Illinois Tax School
> 339 Mumford Hall
> 1301 West Gregory Drive
> Urbana, IL 61801
> 217-333-0935
> 
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