Solved FollowHyperlink with a phone (1 Viewer)

[zelarra821]

Well, I want to know if I can make a clickable phone, in such a way that the user on the phone, when clicking, puts the number in the phonebook to call directly, as can be done with php.

Thanks!

 

[theDBguy]

Hi. Are you asking if you can use VBA to do this? If so, how exactly are you running Access on your phone?

 

[zelarra821]

I have not explained myself well, sorry. I have a report from which I generate a pdf. I want if I send this pdf the text from a phone is clickable. You have mailto for email, and then tel. But I don't know if it can be done. Thanks.

 

[theDBguy]

I have not explained myself well, sorry. I have a report from which I generate a pdf. I want if I send this pdf the text from a phone is clickable. You have mailto for email, and then tel. But I don't know if it can be done. Thanks.

Ah, okay, are you saying you want a phone number on the PDF to be clickable, so the user's phone would dial it?

 

[zelarra821]

Ah, okay, are you saying you want a phone number on the PDF to be clickable, so the user's phone would dial it?

Exactly that.

 

[theDBguy]

Exactly that.

Okay, I could be wrong, but I think that functionality is dependent on the phone. Meaning, if you highlight a series of numbers on your phone, it should recognize it as a potential phone number and offer a choice to dial it.

 

[zelarra821]

And how would it be done?

 

[theDBguy]

And how would it be done?

What I was saying is I think the phone will do it for you automatically. Have you tried it? Just curious...

 

[zelarra821]

There are three properties for a tag that refer to the hyperlink. I hope to translate them well into English: "Is hyperlink", "Display as hyperlink" and "Objective of the hyperlink". Keep the first in Yes. The second in Always. And the third blank, which is the one that I have doubts about whether I have to write something. But if I leave the latter blank, in the pdf, when viewing it on the mobile and clicking on it, it does nothing. I think I have to add something to the objective of the hyperlink, but I would like it to be dynamic, to take a phone number that the user has previously entered in a data form, and if I update it tomorrow, I don't have I have to update the hyperlink.

 

[theDBguy]

There are three properties for a tag that refer to the hyperlink. I hope to translate them well into English: "Is hyperlink", "Display as hyperlink" and "Objective of the hyperlink". Keep the first in Yes. The second in Always. And the third blank, which is the one that I have doubts about whether I have to write something. But if I leave the latter blank, in the pdf, when viewing it on the mobile and clicking on it, it does nothing. I think I have to add something to the objective of the hyperlink, but I would like it to be dynamic, to take a phone number that the user has previously entered in a data form, and if I update it tomorrow, I don't have I have to update the hyperlink.

I found this, see if it helps...

Telephone Link Protocol

With mobile phone browsers having become infinitely more usable, we can now create phone and SMS links.

davidwalsh.name

 

[zelarra821]

Yes, I already knew that, because I have done it many times in html, but I want to know how to use that, if possible, in VBA.

 

[theDBguy]

Yes, I already knew that, because I have done it many times in html, but I want to know how to use that, if possible, in VBA.

Again, I am confused. How are you planning to execute VBA code from a phone?

 

[CJ_London]

suspect what the OP is saying is he want's to create a pdf in VBA containing a phone number which when clicked calls the number. The pdf presumably ends up on the phone via email or whatsapp/whatever.

If this is the case, perhaps these links will help
https://community.adobe.com/t5/acro...-clickable-phone-numbers-in-pdfs/td-p/5822600 - also see the link contained within

Hyperlinks through VBA within the PDF

Hello, I have a question, I want to attach a hyperlink to the text in PDF so that, as soon as when I click on the link it takes me to the information pertaining to the existence of it on any of the page within the PDF. This is just a sample report; In order to do this manually it will take...

chandoo.org

In summary, sounds you need to add your hyperlink in your report including tel:12345967910
then save as a pdf using adobe acrobat or perhaps another pdf printer

 

[zelarra821]

For the tests I am doing, putting only the phone in the text box, on the mobile it only takes it depending on the application you use to view the PDFs. I have the Mega viewer and it doesn't work. However, I have another app and that one does, without the need for it to be a hyperlink or anything, it just recognizes the number as a phone automatically.

Thank you!

 

[theDBguy]

For the tests I am doing, putting only the phone in the text box, on the mobile it only takes it depending on the application you use to view the PDFs. I have the Mega viewer and it doesn't work. However, I have another app and that one does, without the need for it to be a hyperlink or anything, it just recognizes the number as a phone automatically.

Thank you!

Glad to hear you got it sorted out. Good luck with your project.