If an ODS PDF ANCHOR= statement is used to create an anchor from which a URL links to a specific page in a PDF file, the links will exist, but might not work. The URL links are converted to all lower case letters, so despite attempts to use UPCASE or mixed case values when a URL= or LINK= argument is used, the links are in lower case.

To circumvent the problem, use all lower case letters for the ANCHOR= value(s).

The problem and the circumvention are illustrated on the Full Code tab.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Windows Vista	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		z/OS	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 TS2M3
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.2 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux for x64	9.2 TS1M0
		OpenVMS on HP Integrity	9.2 TS1M0
		Solaris for x64	9.2 TS1M0

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

The code below creates two PDF files, PROBLEM.PDF which shows the link from the footnote from Page 2 on, but the link goes nowhere. The file FIXED.PDF shows the same link; however, when the footnote is clicked, the PDF file links to Page 1.

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/* Problem */
title;
ods escapechar="^";
ods pdf file="problem.pdf" notoc;
ods pdf anchor="PAGE1";

proc report nowd data=sashelp.class;
   footnote;
run;

proc print data=sashelp.air; 
   footnote1 "^S={URL='#PAGE1'}Return to First Page";
run;

ods pdf close;


/* Circumvention */
ods escapechar="^";
ods pdf file="fixed.pdf";

/* The ANCHOR= value is in lower case.  */
/* If this is a macro variable, the     */
/* LOWCASE function can be used.        */
/* For example:                         */
/*   anchor="%sysfunc(lowcase(&val))"   */
ods pdf anchor="page1" notoc;

proc report nowd data=sashelp.class;
   footnote;
run;

proc print data=sashelp.air; 
   footnote1 "^S={URL='#PAGE1'}Return to First Page";
run;

ods pdf close;

Links in PDF files created with ANCHOR= no longer link to internal pages.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2009-10-09 08:39:11
Date Created:	2009-10-02 10:22:24