Using hyperlink with target=Blank and type=Reference is not working inside PDF report

[dokich_1]

Hi all,

I'm using JasperReports 5.1 and I have a PDF report which has hyperlink inside it.

This pdf report will be browsed by user using built-in browser pdf plugins, so I need to open this url in new browser windows.

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

But I wasn't able even see the link using Chrome built-in PDF reader, and Firefox PDF plugin told me that there is an issue inside pdf and generated me invalid link (resource://pdf.js/web/).

Also I found many old questions on this forums regarding this issue without any normal work arounds or even reply.

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

Thanks

Alex

 

 

[kpant]

Check your  - hyperlinkReferenceExpression and also check whether all the parantheses are closed properly....

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[dokich_1]

Hi, when I'm using target type "Self" with the same url all is ok, so issue is not in link, but rather in functionality.

 

Thanks

Alex

[richddean]

Did you ever get a solution to this? I am having the exact same problem.

I noticed this same issue was posted a couple of years ago an never got an answer.

http://community.jaspersoft.com/questions/516867/pdf-targetblank

 

Thanks,

Richard

[paulpv11]

For this purpose, chose target=Top and type=Reference.

 

Paul P Vincent

[adavenport]

Thanks for your comment, @dokich_1! With type "reference" the hyperlink doesn't work in chrome's pdf viewer. With type "self" it works fine. 

[shweta_1]

Is there a solution to this? I am facing exact same problem. On a PDF target=blank and type = reference is not working. It works on HTML and also if I use target=self. But I want to open the link in a new window

I see many post regarding this issue but have not found anything related to a work around or solution.