Internal links disappearing

[Matthew_Tye@adobeforums.com]

Hi all.

I have an indesign document that I've exported as a PDF, and then added internal page view links to. I've then passed this on to a colleague (on windows) to be uploaded to our web server.

Once the file is uploaded all of the links seem to disappear. They're still present when my colleague opens the pdf after downloading the email, but once it's uploaded to the web the problems begin!

Can anyone shed any light on this?
Regards
Matthew

[pjonesCET@adobeforums.com]

Does the links refer to items not in the actual PDF?

If so you must upload all items as a Group. and the items should be in corresponding folders on the Server as on you machine.

If the links simply go to other areas on on That PDF, then something else is going on.

another thing to avoid is the use of absolute links they fail easily and are a PIA to maintain.

[Matthew_Tye@adobeforums.com]

Yes I'm afraid the links are to page views using destinations, should be simple enough so I can't understand why they're not working.

What are absolute links and how do I avoid them?

Cheers
Matthew

[pjonesCET@adobeforums.com]

EithEr Google for absolute weblinks or see if you can locate for DeamWeaver the definition of absolute links absolute links basically means That any item is tied or locked toi, a certain position the othother type links they show up in the directory on whatever machine you happen to upload them but they are not tied to a specific machine or location . as Long as all the linked items end up on same directory or Machine.

absolute paths





Absolute paths provide the complete URL of the linked document, including
the protocol to use (usually <http://> for web pages). For example, <http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/contents.html>
is an absolute path.





You must use an absolute path to link to a document on another server.
While you can also use absolute-path links for local links (to documents
in the same site), that approach is discouraged--if you move the site
to another domain, all of your local absolute-path links will break. Using
relative paths for local links also provides greater flexibility if you
need to move files within your site.





NOTE When inserting images (not links): if you use an absolute path to
an image that resides on a remote server and is not available on the local
hard drive, you will not be able to view the image in your document window.
Instead, you must preview the document in a browser to see it. If possible,
use document or site root-relative paths for images. For more information,
see Inserting an image.





Document-relative paths





Document-relative paths are the most appropriate paths to use for local
links in most websites. They're particularly useful when the current document
and the linked document are in the same folder and are likely to remain
together. You can also use a document-relative path to link to a document
in another folder by specifying the path through the folder hierarchy
from the current document to the linked document.





The basic idea of document-relative paths is to omit the part of the absolute
URL that is the same for both the current document and the linked document,
providing only the portion of the path that differs.




This is just a little section in DreamWeaver about the differences.