[#14561] - Using hyperlink with target=Blank and type=Reference is not working inside PDF report

Posted by shweta_1 on February 8, 2023 - 9:09pm
Category:
Bug report
 Priority:
Urgent
 Status:
New
Project:
Jaspersoft® Studio
 Severity:
Feature
 Resolution:
Open
Component: Reproducibility:
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Hi all,

I'm using JasperReports and I have a PDF report which has hyperlink inside it.

When this pdf report is opened in browser, I need it to open this url to open in new tab.

For this purpose I chose target=Blank and and type=Reference.

But its not working.

Also I found many old questions on this forums regarding this issue without any normal work around.

So could you help me with it? Why it's not working? Whats the solution?

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3 Comments:

#1Posted by lucianc on February 8, 2023 - 11:12pm

Could please clarify what "not working" means? Is the link not reacting to clicks at all, or is it reacting but not opening the link in a new tab?

Also, which browser are you using?

Regards,
Lucian

#2Posted by tan_deming on February 20, 2023 - 11:01pm

Hi, i have faced the same issue as well and my settings are hyperlinkType = "Reference" and hyperlinkTarget = "Blank". In the PDF, i am able to see the hyperlink and it is also clickable. However, upon clicking on the hyperlink, nothing happens. On the other hand, i have tried changing the hyperlinkTarget to "Self" and the hyperlink is working if i open the PDF in safari and not Adobe Reader (not sure why i am unable to open the PDF in Chrome). I am using Chrome browser and using Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the PDF generated.

#3Posted by shweta_1 on February 20, 2023 - 11:10pm

Hello Lucian,
Thanks for the reply. "Not working" means that the link is clickable and I can see the cursor turned to a hand icon, but when I click not it the link doesn't open in new tab.
I have tried this on chrome as well as fire fox. It's the same result in both. Also, downloaded the pdf and opened in Document viewer. The link doesn't work.

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