Experience with PDFMark code in Word?

[Bob Moon]

Does anyone in the group have experience using Word's
PRINT fields to create PDFMark code? I'm having a hard
time finding anyone who can help me think through a
strategy.

I've found a few resources on the web that are specific to
creating PDFMark code in Word, and I'm having trouble with
them. I'd like to post a few questions and possibly post
some examples of code that isn't working as expected.

Thanks!
Bob

 

[Jonathan West]

Using Print fields bloats the Postscript code quite alarmingly. A better
approach is to create the Postscript file and appenf the pdfmark commands to
it.

 

[Bob Moon]

Thanks Jonathan -

I hadn't gotten far enough in my research to notice the
bloat. I don't know if I can append the PDFMark in the
Postscript code because I'm tinkering with making PDFMark
links within the text.

I know you can append PS files to handle document
properties and such, but I think links and link targets
need to be in place in the document. Correct?

What I need is to have cross-document links from doc A to
doc B that still work when I make pdf A and pdf B and then
merge the two pdfs together into pdf C.

PDFMaker will generate links in pdf A that link to pdf B.
But when I merge those pdfs together, the links don't
work. I'm tinkering with named destination links in
PDFMark, but not making much headway.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[Jonathan West]

Thanks Jonathan -

I hadn't gotten far enough in my research to notice the
bloat. I don't know if I can append the PDFMark in the
Postscript code because I'm tinkering with making PDFMark
links within the text.

You can. I have.

I know you can append PS files to handle document
properties and such, but I think links and link targets
need to be in place in the document. Correct?

They need to be calculated at the time the docummnt is printed. Whether the
result of the calculation is the creation of a print field or a pdfmark
command appended to the PS file doesn't effect the nature of the calculation
required.

What I need is to have cross-document links from doc A to
doc B that still work when I make pdf A and pdf B and then
merge the two pdfs together into pdf C.

PDFMaker will generate links in pdf A that link to pdf B.
But when I merge those pdfs together, the links don't
work. I'm tinkering with named destination links in
PDFMark, but not making much headway.

Any suggestions?

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