PJ39977: ANCHOR TAGS NOT MAINTAINED IN MICROSOFT WORD URLS WHEN PUBLISHED TO PDF

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• When publishing Word 2007 documents to PDF, any HTML anchor tags
  included in external URLs are discarded.
  http://server/page.htm#jumpHere becomes http://server/page.htm
  in the output PDF.  Internal links (bookmarks) work correctly.
  
  Steps to Reproduce:
  1 Create a Word 2007 document
  2 Embed an http URL with an anchor tag in the document created
  in step 1. Test it in Word to confirm the destination page of
  the link.
  3 Render the document to PDF and examine/test the html tag.
  
  Actual Results:  Any anchor tags are dropped
  Expected Results:  Anchor tags are preserved.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Publishing a Word 2007 document that contains an URL with    *
  * anchor tag to PDF.                                           *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to Rendition Engine 5.2.                             *
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Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  PJ39970

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY

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