This topic discusses the Web links that you can add to paper-based reports that will become active when you run your report to a PDF file and display it in a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Reports output in PDF format can include the following types of Web links:
A link from an object to another object within the same report, or to another HTML or PDF document (a hyperlink).
An identifier for the destination of a Web link (a hyperlink destination). The destination can be any printable object (field, boilerplate, frame, and so on) in your report layout.
A string in the bookmark area of the PDF viewer that links to an associated object (a bookmark). You can associate a bookmark with any printable object (field, boilerplate, frame, and so on) in your report layout. In the formatted report, you can click a bookmark to display the associated object at the top of the window.
A link that executes a command when clicked (an application command line link). You can associate a command with any printable object (field, boilerplate, frame, and so on) in your report layout. In the formatted report, you can click the object to execute the associated command. An object that is the source of a Web link cannot also be associated with an application command line link.
In most cases, you can define Web links in an object's Property Inspector. You can specify column and field names in the link value to create dynamic links at runtime. If you require more complex implementation of Web links, such as conditional settings, you must specify the link using PL/SQL.
About Web links for HTML output
Creating a hyperlink using the Property Inspector
Creating a hyperlink using PL/SQL
Creating a hyperlink destination using the Property Inspector
Creating a hyperlink destination using PL/SQL
Creating a bookmark using the Property Inspector
Creating a bookmark on break columns
Creating a bookmark using PL/SQL
Creating an application command line link using the Property Inspector
Creating an application command line link using PL/SQL
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