Link to file from custom button not...

Hi all,

in RoboHelp 8 I noticed that I cannot use the ''Link to'' function to link a custom button to a file (in my case a PDF). Even if I use the browse button to select the file, RoboHelp always tells me the file does not exist and does not let me close the dialog. Am I overlooking something or is this a bug? Of course I could use Java Script to open the file, but from my understanding the ''Link to'' field is intended for just that and should work.

Link to file from custom button not...

Can you be a bit more specific about the ''Link To'' function you describe. Are you using a custom image and then the Insert %26gt; Hyperlink menu item with the Link To %26gt; File command? If so, there is no reason why this shouldn't work. Have you tried saving a copy of the PDF to a different location and selecting that?

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Link to file from custom button not...

Hi Colum,

when inserting a custom button in the skin using the skin editor, there is an action option called ''Link to'' or ''Hyperlink'' (I do not use the english version, therefore I cannot tell the exact english UI term). This allows to select a file to link to the button. If I select a file and close the dialog, then RoboHelp always says the file does not exist.

I have seen this and not far back Rick Stone advised me he had hit the problem. I tested and it was fine. Rick went back to RH and repeated the same actions he had already followed and it worked. That is what happened to me. It's a female function, you just have to catch it in the right mood! (Running for cover)

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You are right, I tested it in a new project and it works! I went back to the old project and it worked - at first. Then I tried it again and it fails. It also seems that if you once had a java script attached to a custom button and try to change it to the normal link function, it fails too.

%26gt;It's a female function, you just have to catch it in the right mood!

Yep, just try again later and who knows!

''It also seems that if you once had a java script attached to a custom button and try to change it to the normal link function, it fails too.''

I refer you to my original comment.

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