As the subject says, is there a way to open a PDF file in Acrobat Reader such that it opens at a particular bookmark? Can this be done from the command-line?
You may want to look over Adobe's PDF Open Parameters document.
The preface to Adobe's "Parameters for Opening PDF Files", Adobe Acrobat SDK, Version 9.0, June 2008 states:
Quote:
This document describes the parameters you can use when opening Adobe® PDF files. These parameters allow you to open a PDF file using a URL or command that specifies both the file to be opened and the actions to be performed once the file is opened.
If the link has the proper syntax for a URL (see W3C's RFCs if you've questions) and this URL complies with the URL limitations identified on the document's last page or, within the bounds identified by the document, you use the command line then the open parameters described work quite well.
Go to Adobe Developer Connection. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/ Select the "Documentation" tab. Just under the Acrobat 9 SDK Documentation link you will see (left side) "PDF Creation Specifications." Download the PDF "Parameters for Opening PDF Files" and look it over.
Some "fwiw" There are PDF open parameter documents for Acrobat 7.0, 7.0.5 and 8.x. There does not appear to be any significant differences between the four documents (7.0, 7.0.5, 8, 9)
URL usage examples: n.b., The "open file" warning dialog will appear when using a link from an application on the local machine to the internet.
In Excel - using the HYPERLINK Function =HYPERLINK("http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9.pdf#page=8","PDF Open Parameters Page 8") Using this from within Excel results in page 8 of the PDF being rendered. In Excel - using Ctrl+K Enter http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9.pdf#page=8 Using this from within Excel is a No Go - - Excel changes the "#" character to " - " character. Appears that Excel's "under-the-hood" treats "#" differently when encountered in the link.
Convert the Excel file contain each of the above to PDF. While blue and underlined, there is no link associated with the HYPERLINK Function. The link associated with the Ctrl+K enter is processed by the PDFMaker and, in the output PDF, is a "live" link that delivers page 8.
In MS Word - using Ctrl+K Enter http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9.pdf#page=8 Using the link from within MS Word results in page 8 of the PDF being rendered. Producing an output PDF from the MS Word file (with appropriate conversion setting) with PDFMaker results in a "live' link in the PDF that delivers page 8.
The preface to Adobe's "Parameters for Opening PDF Files", Adobe Acrobat SDK, Version 9.0, June 2008 states:
limitations identified on the document's last page
or,
within the bounds identified by the document, you use the command line then the open parameters described work quite well.
Go to Adobe Developer Connection.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/
Select the "Documentation" tab.
Just under the Acrobat 9 SDK Documentation link you will see (left side) "PDF Creation Specifications."
Download the PDF "Parameters for Opening PDF Files" and look it over.
Some "fwiw"
There are PDF open parameter documents for Acrobat 7.0, 7.0.5 and 8.x.
There does not appear to be any significant differences between the four documents
(7.0, 7.0.5, 8, 9)
URL usage examples:
n.b., The "open file" warning dialog will appear when using a link from an application on the local machine to the internet.
In Excel - using the HYPERLINK Function
=HYPERLINK("http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9.pdf#page=8","PDF Open Parameters Page 8")
Using this from within Excel results in page 8 of the PDF being rendered.
In Excel - using Ctrl+K
Enter http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9.pdf#page=8
Using this from within Excel is a No Go - - Excel changes the "#" character to " - " character. Appears that Excel's "under-the-hood" treats "#" differently when
encountered in the link.
Convert the Excel file contain each of the above to PDF.
While blue and underlined, there is no link associated with the HYPERLINK Function.
The link associated with the Ctrl+K enter is processed by the PDFMaker and, in the output PDF, is a "live" link that delivers page 8.
In MS Word - using Ctrl+K
Enter http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9.pdf#page=8
Using the link from within MS Word results in page 8 of the PDF being rendered.
Producing an output PDF from the MS Word file (with appropriate conversion setting) with PDFMaker
results in a "live' link in the PDF that delivers page 8.
Be well...
Be well...