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Hyperlink property

The Hyperlink property specifies a URL link that displays a document or destination within a document when the object is clicked in the Web browser or PDF viewer.

Note: This property is supported when generating your paper layout reports to spreadsheet output for displaying in Microsoft Excel.

Applies to

Layout objects

Values

 Any valid link to a:

  • destination within the current document (for example, #my_dest_name)

  • destination within a local document (for example, file:/private/somedoc.pdf#a_dest_name)

  • document on the local machine (for example, file:/private/mynewdoc.pdf or file:///C|/temp/mynewdoc.pdf)

  • document on a remote machine (for example, http://www.newmach.com/newdoc.pdf, http://www.newmach.com/newdoc.html, ftp://www.reposit.com/filetoget.example, http://www.somemch.com/cgi-bin/webmenu?choice1)

  • destination within a remote document (for example, http://www.newmach.com/newdoc.pdf#some_dest_name

Default

Blank

Required/Optional

Optional

PL/SQL procedure

SRW.SET_HYPERLINK

Restrictions

Usage notes

Examples

Example 1:  Dynamic Hyperlink

The following example shows a value for the Hyperlink property that specifies a link to a destination identified dynamically:

'DEPT_DETAILS_' || LTRIM(TO_CHAR(:DEPTNO))

where :DEPTNO is a column value retrieved from the database at runtime.

Example 2: Hyperlink to HTML document on remote server

The following example shows a value for the Hyperlink property that specifies a link to an HTML document on a remote Web server:

HTTP://WWW.NETMACH.COM/MYDOC.HTM

Example 3: Hyperlink to script on remote server

The following example shows a value for the Hyperlink property that specifies a link to a script on a remote Web server (may return either a PDF or an HTML document):

HTTP://WWW.NETMACH.COM/CGI-BIN/DOCSTUFF?PARAM1+PARAM2+PARAM3

Example 4: Data-driven hyperlink

The following example shows a value for the Hyperlink property that specifies a link that needs to have data values provided:

HTTP://SERVER/PATH/RWSERVLET?REPORT=DEPARTMENT.JSP&P_DEPTNO=&DEPTNO

Example 5: Static hyperlink

The following example shows a value for the Hyperlink property that specifies a link to a destination identified as LINK1:

#LINK1