Truncated hyperlinks

[simeon]

I have a serious Office Word problem. I have to create a hyperlink for a
bulgarian document. As cyrilic are not read by the explorer i have to convert
them to UTF-8. The produced hyperlink is very long and is truncated by
Word(the link works fine if i edit hyperlink->copy->paste it on the browser
directly). Is ths a bug or can i work around the problem?

With regards
Simon

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Simon:

This is a bug, and you should be able to work around it...

After inserting your Hyperlink, right-click it and choose "Toggle Field
Codes". That exposes the raw hyperlink field beneath the hyperlink.

If you then carefully edit the bit between the inverted commas (the actual
URI) to paste in your desired URI, Word should then leave it alone.

Toggle the field codes again and test it.

Hope this helps

I have a serious Office Word problem. I have to create a hyperlink for a
bulgarian document. As cyrilic are not read by the explorer i have to convert
them to UTF-8. The produced hyperlink is very long and is truncated by
Word(the link works fine if i edit hyperlink->copy->paste it on the browser
directly). Is ths a bug or can i work around the problem?

With regards
Simon

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McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia

 

[simeon]

Hi John,

Let me begin by thanking you for the immediate response, but now i have one
new question: The hyperlink is inserted into a report generated by a program
and is then handled by non-technical personnel, so is there a way to automate
the procedure?

With regards Simeon

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Simeon:

Which version of Office?

In Word 2004, you can do anything you like in VBA.

In Word 2008, you will need to use AppleScript.

I think you would be better off to get the external application to produce
the report in XML or HTML. Word 2008 will open either, and the hyperlinks
will just work...

Cheers

Hi John,

Let me begin by thanking you for the immediate response, but now i have one
new question: The hyperlink is inserted into a report generated by a program
and is then handled by non-technical personnel, so is there a way to automate
the procedure?

With regards Simeon

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Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

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John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia

 

[simeon]

Hi John,

I use Word 2003. Thanks a lot for your responces, they have been a great help.

With regards
Simeon

 

[simeon]

Hello again,

I tested the solution you gave me and unfortunately it didn't work. To be
more specific the raw code beneath the link is correct (not truncated) the
truncated link only appears if i try to follow the link. Do you have any
other suggestions?

With regards
Simeon

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Simeon:

Sorry: You've landed in the Macintosh Word group. So I am struggling a
bit.

Can you give me an example of the URI you are trying for? Email it to me
would be good: I have Word 2003 at work

Cheers

Hi John,

I use Word 2003. Thanks a lot for your responces, they have been a great help.

With regards
Simeon

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Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Simeon,

For future reference, here's where all the Microsoft discussion
groups are listed:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from North America and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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