Also note the double backslashes and the syntax to replace spaces in the existing QUAD_NAME attribute with underscores, to match the pdf filenaming, and add the. Note that I’ve used single quotes around the path. The “QUAD_NAME” field can be substituted for both the href and hyperlink text portion of this string. The string in the hyperlink field needs to be formatted similar to: Now create html hyperlinks to the pdf’s stored in my project folder. Right-click the hyperlink field heading and choose calculate field. Now add a new string field named “Hyperlink” 250 characters long. In arcmap, I hide all the fields except the quad name – well, I usually keep the FID and shape field on as well because I’ve seen some strange behaviour when turning these fields off. My goal is to have a kml of the boundaries of these quads, each with a popup containing a hyperlink that will open the correct pdf. I also have the corresponding quad pdfs saved within my project folder in a folder named pdf. In arcmap, I have 4 USGS quad boundaries. I can’t show what I was working on but I’ve recreated it with some public data. Yesterday, I set up a kml with hyperlinks to local pdf’s via a relative link. As you should know google earth pro is now free.
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