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    Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

    Hi All,

    Need some help here as I have hit a wall with this problem.
    I have a report on a web app that we have a quote print report. It is a Table Layout report.
    We have a Quote Footer field that has a number of Hyperlinks in it.
    The problem is rather than a long hyperlink the client want a "Click Here" instead.
    But I cannot get
    <a href="http://aadocuments.s3.amazonaws.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes.Html">Click Here for Release Notes</a>
    to work

    Can anyone help?

    Here is an example report attached.

    And here is the text that is in the red "Static HTML" text.
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    This is a "STATIC HTML" Cell
    <br>
    <br>
    Below is a pure link
    <br>
    http://aadocuments.s3.amazonaws.com/...easeNotes.Html
    <br>
    And it is clickable (But dosn't look like a hyperlink... but we can fix that with adding style tags)
    <br>
    Now below here is another link, but this time using a a-ref Tag so that we can format the link into something more friendly, e.g. "Click Here"
    <br>
    <a href="http://aadocuments.s3.amazonaws.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes.Html">Click Here for Release Notes</a>
    <br>
    But... it is formatted blue and looks like a hyperlink BUT it is NOT clickable in the report preview and in any resulting PDF.
    <br>
    Is this a bug in the "Static HTML" option?
    <br>
    <br>
    The client has really long URLs and wants to make them friendly.

    HELP!!!!!
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    Attached Files

    #2
    Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

    Bump? anyone?

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      #3
      Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

      are you rendering the report as HTML or as PDF.
      If you render as HTML, then it actually does work as you expected. i.e. the links are clickable, as shown in the video

      https://www.screencast.com/t/G19c1tqINItb

      If the report is being rendered as a PDF, then the links would not be expected to work and the do not work.

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        #4
        Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

        Thanks Selwyn, I will have to find another way.

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          #5
          Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

          there is a service, tinyURL, it will turn long url to shorter one. i do not know it is free or paid one.
          may be you can check it out to shorten the url to a reasonable one.
          as far as i know it does not give you user friendly name like what you would otherwise achieve using <a /> construct.
          take a look, it won't hurt exploring.
          thanks for reading

          gandhi

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            #6
            Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

            I am having the exact same issue. How did you resolve it, Bruce?
            Carol King
            Developer of Custom Homebuilders' Solutions (CHS)
            http://www.CHSBuilderSoftware.com

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              #7
              Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

              Hi Carol,
              I never did find a solution. I wanted to email a PDF and have a clickable link in the attached PDF but couldn't find a way. Seems like it SHOULD work but when Selwyn said it won't... I surrender :)

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                #8
                Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

                I remember a very dirty and not quick solution (work around) in other software.
                As you see, the full link is clickable.
                I turned that into a field styled as a line, with font the same colour as the background (for example blue). That line isn't readable, but still clickable :-)
                And put the desired link name above it.
                I had both field in a container so that the line-field got the length of the link name
                Maybe this approach works also in alpha if you really need it....
                Ger Kurvers
                Alpha Anywhere / V4.6.1.9- Build 6488 (production) / V4.6.5.1 - 8722-5683(testing)
                Development: Mysql, windows 10 64 Applicationserver: standard on Windows server 2019

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                  #9
                  Re: Hyperlink issues in Static HTML cell on Layout reports

                  That's interesting, Ger. If I was better at Alpha reports, I might try it, and I'm going to keep in mind in case I do decide to try it. I understand your concept. For now, I just decided to go ahead and show the whole link in the layout report, and made that row tall enough so hopefully entire link will show. I also merged the cell with the link in it across all columns. When the report is a pdf, I am able to click on it in my Adobe reader, AND when viewing the report on Iphone or Ipad, and it opens the link.

                  It doesn't work for me to open it in html, and use the 'a ref....' stuff because my users need to email the report as a pdf to others, and 'a ref..' doesn't work on a pdf. And for the link to activate itself in the PDF, the whole url needs to be available. I also put a note on the report that if the link doesn't work, the user should copy the entire link and paste it into their browser.

                  I made a calculated field in my report (using xy tool) like this:
                  attachment1 = printHTML(attachedfileurl)

                  Then I put the attachment1 calculated field in the cell on the report. I am not setting the cell to Static HTML.

                  I used Advanced Options in the source for the report, then check marked Override Field Definitions, and set the attachedfileurl field as an HTML Memo field. Not sure if I needed to all of those things, but it works, so I'll leave it as is.
                  Carol King
                  Developer of Custom Homebuilders' Solutions (CHS)
                  http://www.CHSBuilderSoftware.com

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