Typically files won't be accessible to the person who's reading a PDF, so you'll get a nice clickable image that gives a "file not found" error.
You could bundle the file with the PDF in a .zip archive. On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Stefan Gentz <ge...@adobe.com> wrote: > Ho Robert, > > nothing special. PDF does not support embedded files within page content. > Basically it's similar to Word (Packager Shell Object). So, in PDF you will > likely just see nothing or a tiny small file name, maybe an icon (not sure). > > What you can do in FM, which might be quite nice of you want to get a > clickable link in PDF (or HTML5 output): > Insert a hypertext marker with content "message URL mytextfile.txt", place a > nice txt file icon as an inline graphic after it and put a character style > like "link" over the marker and the inline AFrame. > > This way you will get a nice clickable image that will open the external file > (in my sample the txt file "mytextfile.txt") (in the browser). > > Regards, > Stefan Gentz > Adobe Worldwide TechComm Evangelist > > Connect with us: > Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Our Blog | Adobe TCS User > Forum > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+gentz=adobe....@lists.frameusers.com] > On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 18:59 > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. > <framers@lists.frameusers.com> > Subject: Re: [Framers] Does FrameMaker Have Something Similar to Word's > Embedded Files? > > How is the embedded file handled when you save that FrameMaker document as a > PDF? > > On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 7:33 AM, Stefan Gentz <ge...@adobe.com> wrote: >> Hi Sandra, >> >> You might want to test this: >> >> Create a FrameMaker document, place the insertion mark to where you want the >> text file to appear. >> Now go to > File > Import > Object. In the "Insert Object" dialog, select >> "Create from File" and click "Browse..." to select your text file. >> Activate the "Link" textbox, if you want to insert the object as a link >> instead of embedding it. Otherwise leave it unchecked (will embed the text >> file). >> >> Once inserted, you can double click on it and it will open the application >> associated with your object (in your case the application that is associated >> with txt files, which is usalle Windows Notepad). >> >> Regards, >> Stefan Gentz >> Adobe Worldwide TechComm Evangelist >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Framers >> [mailto:framers-bounces+gentz=adobe....@lists.frameusers.com] On >> Behalf Of Sandra Rybarczyk >> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 00:19 >> To: framers@lists.frameusers.com >> Subject: [Framers] Does FrameMaker Have Something Similar to Word's Embedded >> Files? >> >> I have a Word document that I'd like to convert to Frame 12. >> The Word document has embedded txt files that display as icons and only show >> the file content (in a separate window) when the icon is double-clicked. >> Does FrameMaker have a similar feature? _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
