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Open parameters

Zooey
Registered: Oct 31 2006
Posts: 7
Answered

I am putting an Acrobat document on the web. I have set the document's initial view navigation tab to open in Bookmarks Panel and Page view.

For the link to the document I added the extra code at the end:

August

But the page doesn't open in bookmark view, it just opens the document without the bookmark panel. You have to click on the bookmarks icon to see them.

I've tried it in both IE and Firefox. It doesn't open with the bookmarks panel in either of them.

I've spent a great amount of time trying to find help with this, but haven't found the solution. Please help.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.2, Windows
gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
The example shows a full URL:

http://mydocs/doc.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks

George Kaiser

daka630
Expert
Registered: Mar 1 2007
Posts: 1420
Hello Zooey,

George has provided the key.

That is, the URL link syntax most be fully formed (absolute vice relative).
The Parameters for Opening PDF files also states

Quote:
There can be no spaces in the URL.
If you do not already have it, Adobe's document for PDF open parameters may be obtained from:
[url]http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/PDFOpenParameters.pdf[/url]
or
[url]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf[/url]

So, for each anchor tag, follow the href scheme with the fully formed URL.
An example HTML file with a link that uses this -
[url]http://daka630.tripod.com/pdf/example_opBkmrk.html[/url]

An additional resource for Hyperlink usage is at
[url]http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=1826[/url]
See items 5 and 6 on Lori's list.

Some working examples of open parameters are in the last post of this thread.
[url]http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=15061[/url]

Here's to successful linking !Be well...

Be well...

Zooey
Registered: Oct 31 2006
Posts: 7
Thank you very much for your assistance.

I put in the full URL.

Others see the document open in bookmark view, but I still don't on my PC. I've checked all my preferences and don't see anything that might be the problem.

Anyway, I guess as long as others see it in bookmark view that's the main thing!

Thank you.
saraveenan
Registered: Oct 21 2007
Posts: 38
Zooey,

Try it after deleting the cookies in your IE options.

Regards,

Saravana :)

Saravanan Murugesan

Zooey
Registered: Oct 31 2006
Posts: 7
Thanks Saravana.

I deleted all my temporary files and cookies and have my cache set to zero in both IE and Firefox. I have closed the browsers down and in fact restarted the computer. Both browsers do not open the file in Bookmark view.

Here's an odd thing -- when I go onto the website it does not open in Bookmark view, but if I download the file from the website to my HD, then open it in Acrobat, it opens in Bookmark view! Is there something wrong with the code in my link:

August(where in reality, I have put my correct domain, instead of "mydomain.ca")

If you have any other suggestions, they would be very much appreciated.

Thanks.
saraveenan
Registered: Oct 21 2007
Posts: 38
Hi Zoey,

Sorry for delay in replay :)

I have tried to find what the prolem is, but i couldn't as i can't replicate the issue in my system.

Tryout this URL, I hope this might help you -

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Opening+PDF+files+within+Firefox

Regards,

Saravana :)

Saravanan Murugesan

Zooey
Registered: Oct 31 2006
Posts: 7
Thanks Saravana.

Unfortunately your suggestion doesn't solve the problem.

This is frustrating because I load many Acrobat files on the website and have no way of checking except to ask someone else to check how it opens!

One day I might stumble across the answer...