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Hyperlink fails to open a PDF file
I have a program that allows users to artificially "attach" a file to an
MS-Excel sheet, but all the program really does is create a hyperlink to the file and places the "=Hyperlink" formula in the cell for them. This program works fine in all cases except for one user, who is trying to attach a PDF file. This is the only instance in which a PDF file is being used. The program runs fine as far as placing a "hyperlink" formula into the cell and the path to the file is OK and the friendly name is OK. But, when this user clicks the hyperlink, Acrobat opens for just a second, which amounts to a flash, then closes again. However, if I open this file on my computer, the hyperlink opens Acrobat and everything functions as normal. We both have similarly configured machines with Office 2003 and Windows XP. Obviously we both have the appropriate permissions to the folder in which the PDF file resides. We both have Acrobat 7. Does anyone have a clue why this behavior would occur and how I can correct it? |
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Hyperlink fails to open a PDF file
There have been a couple of posts that getting the newest version of the reader
will fix this problem: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloa...13&fileID=2551 XP wrote: I have a program that allows users to artificially "attach" a file to an MS-Excel sheet, but all the program really does is create a hyperlink to the file and places the "=Hyperlink" formula in the cell for them. This program works fine in all cases except for one user, who is trying to attach a PDF file. This is the only instance in which a PDF file is being used. The program runs fine as far as placing a "hyperlink" formula into the cell and the path to the file is OK and the friendly name is OK. But, when this user clicks the hyperlink, Acrobat opens for just a second, which amounts to a flash, then closes again. However, if I open this file on my computer, the hyperlink opens Acrobat and everything functions as normal. We both have similarly configured machines with Office 2003 and Windows XP. Obviously we both have the appropriate permissions to the folder in which the PDF file resides. We both have Acrobat 7. Does anyone have a clue why this behavior would occur and how I can correct it? -- Dave Peterson |
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