Hyperlink formula opens .xls and .doc, but not .pdf

[timmg]

I have a list of Word, Excel, and Acrobat files in C and the formula
=HYPERLINK("S:\public\Forms\" &C2, "Open " & C2) in C.

Multiple people are using the worksheet. It appears that everyone can
open the .xls and .doc files, but the .pdfs open for some and not
others - often with a brief flash of the Acrobat application, then
nothing. Copying file name and opening it within Acrobat works fine.

Any ideas on where this behaviour is comming from?

Tim Mills-Groninger

 

[Dave Peterson]

So make sure that all the users have the latest version of the software:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=2713&fileID=2551

 

[timmg]

So make sure that all the users have the latest version of the software:http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=2713&fileID...

good suggestion - I'll have to justify to IT.

I'll take a look at versions that work and compare them to versions
that don't. Mine is Standard 7.0

Tim

 

[Dave Peterson]

There have been reports that the point release fixes the problem.

 

[Risky Dave]

I realise this is probably too late for you Tim, but this may be useful if
anyone else is having the same problem.

I had the same thing on my Corporate system (using v 7.0.0 of Reader) - so I
could not just install the upgrade :-(

The workaround is to create a shortcut to the PDF and point the hyperlink at
the shortcut.

HTH

Dave