Re^2: insert named destination in pdf

What I would like to do is construct links in an HTML web page that when selected opens the pdf and displays the portion around the named destination.

From a StackExchange

I understand that these can be of the form:

<a href="[URL].pdf#nameddest=DestinationX">display destination in pdf</a>

Will this work? How would I go about this with an unnamed destination?

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Re^3: insert named destination in pdf by Bod (Parson) on Feb 10, 2023 at 23:55 UTC
On Windows from a command prompt, just typing `test.pdf` will open that PDF is the default viewer. I don't have a PDF with destinations to try it - or at least I don't think I have. But have you tried ensuring that your PDF destinations actually work? `test.pdf#nameddest=DestinationX` at the command prompt? If that works, I would then try opening the PDF in PDF::API2 including the full path `use strict; use warnings; use PDF::API2; my $pdf = PDF::API2->open("test.pdf#nameddest=DestinationX"); print $pdf->to_string;` [download] UPDATE - sorry misread, the question - you want to add a destination, not read one! I've just tried in my PDF editing software and the destination it creates does not appear to be named. The way I had to name it was to associate the destination with a Bookmark which does have a name. I don't know enough about PDFs to know if it is possible for the underlying destination to be named but associating it with a Bookmark seems to have the effect you are look for.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: insert named destination in pdf by sdutky (Initiate) on Feb 11, 2023 at 19:12 UTC
Thanks for the clues! Can you tell me the form of an external href pointing to a bookmark?	[reply]
Re^3: insert named destination in pdf by Anonymous Monk on Feb 11, 2023 at 07:42 UTC
Have you read the document your SO link points to? Have you tried anything at all? Caution: Adobe Reader the spec describes is no long longer the default PDF viewer. My desktop version of FF opens a pdf to specified page and zoom/scroll in URL. It doesn't mean any mobile and/or platform/vendor browser is bound to support both named/unnamed locations in pdf, YMMV. + Though I don't think you are going to add "Named Destinations", the "F1" through "F4" are among few from that very document to experiment with if need be.	[reply]