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URLs break / corrupt / change up at Export by adding % chars

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Dear All,

 

Good afternoon and I hope you're all fantastic and thank you for taking the time to look at my question. I've Googled a fair bit but haven't yet found an answer that matches what I'm experiencing.

I'm creating a newsletter and what should be a very simple task is causing me a right 'mare (as we say in the UK).

 

I've used the Rectangles Tool (F) to create an invisible rectangle. I've then done Interactive > New Hyperlink and pasted in my URL. However, when it comes to Export the PDF created has broken urls by adding random %25F , %2526 etc in place of the ?, & and = symbols

 

So

https://www.foreverliving.com/retail/entry/Shop.do?store=GBR&language= en&distribID=440100696921&task=viewProductDetail&itemCode=030

will turn into

https://www.foreverliving.com/retail/entry/Shop.do%253Fstore%253DGBR%2 526language%253Den%2526distribID%253D440100696921%2526task%253DviewPro ductDetail%2526itemCode%253D030

 

I've even used TinyURL links thinking that the 130+ character links are too long for InDesign to handle but I'm getting mixed results so some of them work and some of them change - and they're just numbers and letters, no symbols.

 

I'll keep looking but so far I'm not seeing a tickbox saying "shall I change URLS to old school HTML that wont work?".

 

<time passes>

 

Just found a note in the Adobe Online Help that reads

"Note: If a URL hyperlink isn’t working in the exported PDF, there may be a problem with the hyperlink being a “Shared Destination.” Double-click the hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel, choose URL from the Link To menu, deselect Shared Hyperlink Destination, and click OK."

With great excitement I try this out but alas, the same %%% nuisnace prevails. Sigh.

 

<time passes>

 

Hmmm, an update to 8.0.1 - applying....

Create a URL with above method...

Export...

Hold breath...

Click link..................Platoon pose - still %%%%-ing it up!

 

 

 

I really hope you can help, I dont want to go back to publisher!

 

Many thanks & have a great week,

Luke


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