From: Charlotte on
On May 26, 1:22 pm, Charlotte <cgetm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 26, 9:49 am, "Mark Andrews"
>
>
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> <mandrews___NOSPAM...(a)rptsoftware.com> wrote:
> > It was a while ago but I think you need the professional version of the
> > product or something like that.
> > There are a few versions and the one with the rules to make bookmarks is the
> > most expensive I think.
>
> > Mark
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> > "Charlotte" <cgetm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >news:d1367bbd-f62a-4d1e-83df-4bb7beecb95f(a)q13g2000vbm.googlegroups.com....
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> > > On May 25, 3:29 pm, "Mark Andrews"
> > > <mandrews___NOSPAM...(a)rptsoftware.com> wrote:
> > >> I did something similar to create bookmarks in the pdf file (which are
> > >> those
> > >> links that when clicked jump into the pdf).
> > >> I used the NovaPDF printer driver which has extra functionality and rules
> > >> on
> > >> how to automatically setup bookmarks.
> > >> Perhaps you could use this pdf printer driver and rules to also achieve
> > >> what
> > >> you want to do?
>
> > >> I know the win2pdf printer dirver takes text that looks like hyperlinks
> > >> and
> > >> changes it to actual hyperlinks.
> > >> Maybe this would help if the hyperlink text you have is actually the
> > >> hyperlinks that are needed?
>
> > >> I do not know what capabilities the pdf creation (while using Leban's
> > >> code)
> > >> is capable of?
>
> > >> There are probably other ways to merge two pdf files together and you can
> > >> have code use other pdf printer drivers
> > >> (however sometimes registry settings are needed via code).  Lebans's code
> > >> does make it easy to make pdf files.
>
> > >> Hope this helps,
> > >> Mark Andrews
> > >> RPT
> > >> Softwarehttp://www.rptsoftware.comhttp://www.donationmanagementsoftware.com
>
> > >> "Charlotte" <cgetm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > >>news:ef50e785-0fb3-4509-88d8-3df897b89ba9(a)m33g2000vbi.googlegroups.com...
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> > >> > I am using the Inittoc() function to generate a Table of Contents from
> > >> > a source report.  In addition, I am using Leban's ReporttoPDF code to
> > >> > auto generate the PDF, with both the Table of Contents report and
> > >> > source report combined.  This all works.
>
> > >> > I would really like the Table of Contents page numbers to hyperlink to
> > >> > that page in the final report.  Is this possible?  I thought in the
> > >> > [Page Number] text box control a TAG or hyperlink like #[Page Number]
> > >> > would do, but I can't figure it out.
>
> > >> > Thanks!
>
> > > Thank you.  I saw your posting regarding NovaPDF, but was hoping I
> > > could find a free solution. I will download the trial version and see
> > > if it does the trick.
>
> > > Thanks
>
> I tested novaPDF and it works great. However, it seems that Leban's
> ReporttoPDF code is generating the PDF from registry settings or some
> other method, because it is not using the novaPDF print driver, even
> if I have novaPDF installed as the default printer and even tried
> renaming it to 'Adobe PDF'. I know Leban's code passes it to snapshot
> format first.  I will continue to dig deeper on this, but does anyone
> have ideas?

BTW - this seems to be an issue of the bookmarks being retained when
using NovaPDF to convert from .snp (snapshot) format; and not an issue
w/ Leban's code. I sent an email to the NovaPDF vendor inquiring
if .snp format is supported.