#50447 - 12/18/14 01:04 PM
Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
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Registered: 12/18/14
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I have searched the forums and came up with some great info on using PlanetPress talk for hyperlinks, however I still can't seem to get them to work the way I intend.
I have no problem when I type out the URL in full, for example 'http://www.objectiflune.com'. But when I try to add that same URL to text I created for it to be clickable, it does not work.
Is it possible to add a clickable link to simple text instead of having to type out the entire URL?
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#50449 - 12/18/14 01:26 PM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Aday1230]
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Registered: 09/06/00
Posts: 1984
Loc: Objectif Lune, Montreal, Qc
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Here's a global function I use from time to time.
function @PDFHyperLink(&url: string, &caption: string, &fontheight: measure)
gsave()
if(lowercase(left(&url,7))<>'http://')
&url := 'http://'+&url
endif()
setstyleext(&internal.defaultfont,&fontheight,1,[100,100,0,0],-1)
passthrough('[/Subtype /Link')
passthrough('/Rect [ '+floattostr(¤t.x*72)+' '+floattostr(¤t.y-(&fontheight*2/3))+ ' ' + floattostr((¤t.x+stringwidth(&caption))*72) + ' ' + floattostr(¤t.y+(&fontheight/3))+']')
passthrough('/Action << /Subtype /URI /URI (' + &url + ') >>')
passthrough('/Border [ 0 0 0] /ANN pdfmark')
show(&caption)
define(&newX,measure,¤t.x)
grestore()
rmoveto(&newX,0)
endfunction()
To call it, create a PressTalk on your page and use something like this: @PDFHyperLink('www.objectiflune.com','click here',2)
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#50453 - 12/19/14 10:15 AM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Philippe F.]
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Registered: 12/18/14
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Thank you for your quick response. Unfortunately, it is still not working when I create the pdf.
The text 'click here' is not clickable therefore it will not take you to the objectiflune webpage as displayed in the code.
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#50455 - 12/19/14 10:28 AM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Raphael Lalonde Lefebvre]
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Registered: 12/18/14
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Hello Raphael,
Yes I made the font size larger and still nothing.
I made a global function using the code Phillipe suggested and then I used a PressTalk box to call the code with the second string he posted. The second string I put directly into 'PlanetPress Talk code'
Any idea what could be going wrong?
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#50456 - 12/19/14 11:09 AM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Aday1230]
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Registered: 12/18/14
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I do apologize, this does work after all.
I failed to create the pdf in workflow. Thank you both so much for your help!
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#53796 - 08/08/16 04:44 AM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Philippe F.]
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Registered: 05/16/14
Posts: 39
Loc: Gauteng
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Hi Philippe,
Thank you for the code below. I have been using it for some time and it works well.
My question is not so much a PlanetPress question, but the follow through. How can I set up my link so that when used in a PDF the third party can successfully click on the link and have it open. Currently the link opens a popup stating security concerns.
Any suggestions?
I look forward to your reply.
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#53800 - 08/08/16 09:20 AM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Aday1230]
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Registered: 09/06/00
Posts: 1984
Loc: Objectif Lune, Montreal, Qc
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This is likely due to Acrobat Reader's settings. See this link for more information.
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#54124 - 10/27/16 06:45 PM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Aday1230]
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Registered: 10/13/16
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Hi Philippe,
Thank you for that code. Seems I am running into an issue with memory when I run it thru the PDF digital action. The input file is in XML and the file is about 200MB. Is there someone I can do to fix this? Below is the message from the Watch logs.
DEBUG: Parsed document: RTM.ptk
DEBUG: Generating an Optimized PostScript Stream job.
DEBUG: Initializing state...
DEBUG: Initializing document RTM.ptk...
DEBUG: Loading data file C:\ProgramData\Objectif Lune\PlanetPress Suite 7\PlanetPress Watch\Spool\3.tmp\job00ZW1LL0D4LTFD9247D83CB.dat...
WARN : PTK0212: Unable to open datafile in current emulation:Out of memory
WARN : PTK0212: Unable to open datafile in current emulation:Out of memory
ERROR: W3001 : Error while executing plugin: Out of memory
ERROR: Digital Action: W1603 : Plugin failed - 13:21:26
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#54127 - 10/28/16 07:52 AM
Re: Hyperlinks on text boxes in pdf.
[Re: Aday1230]
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Registered: 09/06/00
Posts: 1984
Loc: Objectif Lune, Montreal, Qc
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You'll have to split the file in order to process it. A 200mb XML file, once expanded in memory, can easily take up several GB's or RAM, which Workflow isn't able to provide since it is a 32bit application.
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