Excel hyperlink cannot open PDF file 1

[hatalbot]

Hello,

I put a hyperlink in Excel 97 on Win NT pointing to a PDF file. I get a message stating the the file may have a virus, are you sure you want to open it, etc, so I know the link is correct. I click on Yes, an Opening prompt appears on the bottom left of the screen. About 2 or 3 minutes later, I get a 'helpful' error message that Excel 'Cannot open the specified file'.

I type the same URL into my browser and it opens fine, so it's not a protection issue. I tried opening Abode before clicking on the cell (thought maybe EXCEL couldn't open the reader), same results.

 

[Dreamboat]

I assume you can double-click this file in Windows Explorer or from your desktop and Acrobat Reader opens the file? What version of Reader are you using? v5 is the latest. I tested and it worked great on my PC.
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[hatalbot]

Hello Dreamboat,

A little more info: I have Adobe Reader 4.0. When I click on the file it opens fine.

In Excel, when I create a cell of the syntax =HYPERLINK("

http://whatever....PDF"),

then double click on the cell in Excel is when I get the problem.

Just for laughs, I did the same thing in Word, created a hyperlink then clicked on it, and got the same results! Could it be some registry setting?

Thanks for the response.

Hank

 

[Dreamboat]

First, uninstall Acrobat 4, and then download and install Acrobat 5. That's what I'd do!

Installing is easy, but make sure you uninstall 4 first through control panel-->add/remove programs.
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