re: Trying to open another program using Framemaker Hypertext

[Shlomo Perets <shlomo2 -at- microtype -dot- com>]

Simon,

You wrote:

> I'm preparing a PDF document using FrameMaker and at various points I'd
> like to link to a proprietary .exe file to open a certain file within a
> different programme. I've tried lots of the Hypertext markers but am
> getting nowhere. Is this possible within Frame?

It is possible, and the direct way to do this is through the
"message openfile" hypertext marker, with the full path,
such as:
message openfile c:/windows/system32/notepad.exe
(path separator is a single forward slash or double backslash \\ ).

If possible, it is better to use the same marker to create a
link to a data file associated with the required application,
such as:
message openfile file.dbx

See a summary of FrameMaker hypertext markers and
their conversionto PDF at:
http://www.microtype.com/resources/FMhypertext.pdf


Shlomo Perets

MicroType * http://www.microtype.com
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