I am hoping to create cross-document links (external cross references) in FM
that are fully functional when we run our PDFs.
Standard cross references don't meet our needs because it is important for our
links to be relative links rather than absolute links, so that we can move our
PDFs from where they are creaated to the distribution folders. To create
relative links that work in our PDF output, I create a hypertext link pointing
to the PDF version of the manual I am referencing as follows (it is important
to know the NAME of that PDF file ahead of time):
* Create a hypertext link where Command = Message Client.
* Use this syntax: message openfile ../<foldername>/<filename>
? where <foldername> is the folder wherein both the originating PDF and
the PDF being called are stored, and
where <filename> is the filename and extension (e.g., document.pdf) of
the PDF being called
This creates great links that bounce you from document to document, provided
all the pdf's are stored together in the same folder. Just what we need!
HOWEVER... what I REALLY need to do is figure out how to create a hypertext
link that not only opens the target PDF, but takes me to the location WITHIN
the target document that I need.
Does anyone know how I modify the syntax of the hypertext to do this?
I thought of using bookmarks, but the PDF conversion process adds weird stuff
to bookmarks, and I don't understand what is behind how bookmarks are
converted/named. Can anyone enlighten me about this? Is there a pattern I don?t
understand?
Thanks!
Jody Kemp
Jody L. Kemp | Senior Technical Writer, Product Management | Accela, Inc. |
(925) 659-3225
Accela, making governments easier, faster and more accessible
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