topic Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table in Data Management Questions

Adding Hyperlinks to Table

LucindaO_Quinn — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:01:37 GMT

I would like to add a hyperlink to the attributes table directing the hyperlink to a scanned document on my server. I have added a "Documents" field as a string and copied the path to the document--but won't hyperlink. Thank you for any help.

Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table

MichaelVolz — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:07:00 GMT

Is this table being used in a web application, where you would be hyperlinking to the file after it has been added to the table?

Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table

TimWitt — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:08:19 GMT

I created a field and added this string S:\PLANS\AAPLANS\PLATS\PB 36\PB 36 65 TEST U-7.pdf

Then I went to the Display tab in the layer properties, checked "Support Hyperlinks using field:" pointed to the field I put in what is seen above and checked document.

Now when I use the little lightning bolt icon I can click on an address and it opens the pdf.

Is this how you did it?

Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table

MichaelVolz — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:30:48 GMT

Tim:

Have you ever tried this with an ArcGIS Server feature service that can be edited through a web application such as a FlexViewer application?

Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table

TimWitt — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:05:56 GMT

Michael,

from what I have read you can't access local data (i.e. PDF's) through a web application due to security reasons. What you could do though is host the data on a server and then link to that.

Hope this helps.

Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table

MichaelVolz — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:10:42 GMT

Tim:

What do you mean by local data? Do you mean local to a client machine that is calling the web application through a URL? Or do you mean local data to the server where ArcGIS Server is installed and running the web application?

Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table

TimWitt — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:19:58 GMT

Maybe this example will clear it up.

Lets say you have a flex webmap that you can access through the internet. In there you have a feature service that includes a field that houses "S:\PLANS\AAPLANS\PLATS\PB 36\PB 36 65 TEST U-7.pdf" . I don't think you are able to access this document through the internet due to security reasons.

But what you can do is upload this pdf to a webserver and adjust the link to say something like "http:\mywebserver\mydocument.pdf" .

Re: Adding Hyperlinks to Table

MichaelVolz — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:52:51 GMT

Thanks for the clarification Tim. Hopefully when I implement your instructions it will work in the Flex App. I believe I need to create a virtual directory to direct the web application to on that server.