Need help to bind to an external PDF file

How can I create a link inside my robohelp project that links to a PDF file that has NOT been copied into the project. I'm looking for a link with a relative path where files can someday having to move.

Thank you

Hello

Help documentation HTML from Microsoft includes a script with which you can link to an external file. See:

http://msdn.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644690 (vs.85) .aspx

This opens the external file in the Help Viewer topic pane. If you would rather open the file in its native application (Acrobat or Adobe Reader, in your case), you must use a script like this:

http://groups.Google.co.UK/group/Microsoft.public.helpauthoring/MSG/fa85cc619be13e3d?hl=en

You can also find these resources useful:

http://helpware.NET/far/far_faq.htm#Script_to_External_File
http://www.cybertext.com.au/tips_HTML_chm_external.htm

Pete

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