We have a large PDF file with lots of reference material. We want to create context-sensitive help in a GUI, so that the links from the GUI take you to a specific place in the PDF.
The links must work on both Linux and Windows. The PDF and application/GUI are installed locally, not on a web server. Do you have any ideas for how we can deliver context-sensitive help in this manner?
Thanks, Paul
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 7 / Windows
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There are command line options for Acrobat/Reader that will work for this. Search on the Adobe web site for "PDFOpenParameters.pdf".
There's also an AppleScript and OLE interface to Acrobat/Reader that would be perfect (called the Interapplication Communication Interface), but it doesn't help with the Linux requirement.
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Thom, thanks for the response.
I found the open parameters PDF. That file specifies that you need to pass acrobat.exe as part of the command. Does this solution still work if the client machine only has Acrobat Reader?
From cmd.exe, I tried entering a command to open a PDF at a named destination. The command opened the correct PDF file, but not at the correct destination. From what source would such a command work (i.e. maybe from a program instead of command line?), and does it matter if the PDF file is local or on a web server?
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