Incorrect Hyperlinks

ggordon · Post by **ggordon** » Tue Dec 16 2003

When using the PDF Converter, hyperlinks containing hyphens such as http://www.abc-def.com convert to http://www.abc, and the remainder of the address is lost, rendering the link useless. What can be done to preserve the link?

Thanks,
Glenn Gordon

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Wed Dec 17 2003

Some applications will split the hyperlink after a hyphen. When converting the hyperlinks from these applications the hyperlink in the pdf file will be split too.

If you try to convert this same hyperlink from another application it may work.

Thanks.

ggordon · Post by **ggordon** » Wed Dec 17 2003

Thanks. I am converting a Microsoft Word document. The link displays and operates correctly there, but not in the resulting PDF.

Glenn Gordon

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Thu Dec 18 2003

Yes, when priting hyperlinks with hyphens from MS Word, the hyperlinks are often broken into multiple parts, this is why they do not work properly in the pdf file.

This issue doesn't appear when printing the document to a physical printer because the hyperlink's text appear on paper only.

Thanks.

rushing · Post by **rushing** » Thu Dec 18 2003

Actually, based on this thread

http://www.amyuni.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=446

I thought it was a PDF Converter problem. Has that changed in a more recent release?

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Mon Dec 22 2003

Hello,

This didn't really change, but after making further researches we discovered that some applications will split the hyperlink at a dash or when the hyperlink will go to the next line, the hyperlink is split when it is send to the printer, this is why the output is a splitted hyperlink in the pdf file.

The same hyperlink may work from other applications, so this is a matter of how each application will send the hyperlink to the printer.

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