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Old February 2nd, 2005, 06:04 PM
Nicolas
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Default excel hyperlink to pdf

when i click a hyperlink targeted to a pdf-file, acrobat starts but
the file does not open. The strangest thing....I'm going crazy. Help!
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Old February 3rd, 2005, 12:06 AM
Bill Manville
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Nicolas wrote:
when i click a hyperlink targeted to a pdf-file, acrobat starts but
the file does not open.


Does double-clicking a PDF file in Windows explorer work?
If not, check the file associations for PDF are correctly set e.g. by
re-installing Acrobat.

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Old February 28th, 2005, 08:43 PM
Dougie
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I also have the same problem. It also happens in Word. I thought it was just
Acrobat 7 but on re-loading version 6 the same thing happans

"Nicolas" wrote:

when i click a hyperlink targeted to a pdf-file, acrobat starts but
the file does not open. The strangest thing....I'm going crazy. Help!

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Old February 28th, 2005, 09:53 PM
David McRitchie
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You might check your file type definitions.
My Computer, tools, file types, folder options

Open [Edit] would look something like:
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "%1"

I would avoid having
PDF files being opened within anything but the Adobe Reader
because it really slows down IE and Firefox if you open from
within a browser as if it were an HTML file. You would not want
Word using IE to open a PDF file, and that I suspect might be
your problem.
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"Dougie" wrote in message ...
I also have the same problem. It also happens in Word. I thought it was just
Acrobat 7 but on re-loading version 6 the same thing happans

"Nicolas" wrote:

when i click a hyperlink targeted to a pdf-file, acrobat starts but
the file does not open. The strangest thing....I'm going crazy. Help!



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Old February 28th, 2005, 11:15 PM
Dougie
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Checked that and it's OK.
The hyperlink should launch Adobe Acrobat and open file file within it.
Adobe launches, then immediately closes.
I've tried removing Acrobat and re-installing but nothing changes. All other
applications used as a hyperlink launch works, i.e. Word, Paint Shop Pro,
even E-mail.

"David McRitchie" wrote:

You might check your file type definitions.
My Computer, tools, file types, folder options

Open [Edit] would look something like:
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "%1"

I would avoid having
PDF files being opened within anything but the Adobe Reader
because it really slows down IE and Firefox if you open from
within a browser as if it were an HTML file. You would not want
Word using IE to open a PDF file, and that I suspect might be
your problem.
---
HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"Dougie" wrote in message ...
I also have the same problem. It also happens in Word. I thought it was just
Acrobat 7 but on re-loading version 6 the same thing happans

"Nicolas" wrote:

when i click a hyperlink targeted to a pdf-file, acrobat starts but
the file does not open. The strangest thing....I'm going crazy. Help!




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Old March 2nd, 2005, 09:43 PM
Joel Nickerson via OfficeKB.com
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I'm having the exact same problem--from a Word hyperlink Acrobat opens and
immediately closes. I've got Office XP and Acrobat 7.

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Old March 2nd, 2005, 10:16 PM
David McRitchie
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Oh, the full Acrobat not just the Acrobat Reader, interesting.


"Joel Nickerson via OfficeKB.com" wrote..
I'm having the exact same problem--from a Word hyperlink Acrobat opens and
immediately closes. I've got Office XP and Acrobat 7.



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Old March 7th, 2005, 09:00 PM
David McRitchie
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Since I just have the Acrobat Reader not the full Adobe Acrobat
does reinstalling the Acrobat Reader affect your usage in any
way of the full Acrobat package. Just curious.

"Paul H. Kristensen" wrote...
David McRitchie Wrote:
Oh, the full Acrobat not just the Acrobat Reader, interesting.


I had precisely the same problem. Here's what I discovered. I
originally only had Acrobat Reader 6.0 loaded on my computer and my
Excel hyperlinks to pdf files worked fine.

I later installed Acrobat Standard 7.0, and suddenly the link did not
work. When I clicked on the link to a pdf file, I could see Acrobat
start to launch and then disappear. No Go!

SOLUTION: I reinstalled Acrobat Reader 6.0 using the "repair"
selection and Voila! the hyperlinks now work fine again. There must
have been something in the Acrobat Standard 7.0 installation that broke
a critical registry entry.


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Paul H. Kristensen



 




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