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Execute URL Action

Event Function: URL

The Execute URL action opens the user’s Internet browser to display a selected site on the World Wide Web.

Using the Events tab

Under	Enter	Example
Run Skip Condition	If desired, enter skip conditions for the event. When the "Run Skip Condition" is evaluated to be true, the action is not performed.
URL	Full URL address.	"http://www.caseware.com"
Include in PDF export	If "Yes" is selected, then when the document is exported to PDF, a URL link to this address will be created.	"Yes"

Under

Enter

Example

Run Skip Condition

If desired, enter skip conditions for the event. When the "Run Skip Condition" is evaluated to be true, the action is not performed.

URL

Full URL address.

"http://www.caseware.com"

Include in PDF export

If "Yes" is selected, then when the document is exported to PDF, a URL link to this address will be created.

"Yes"

Syntax (if entering it in the Equation bar)

ACTION("URL", expr1,expr2)

Where

expr1 = entry under URL

expr2 = entry for "Include in PDF export"

How the example will appear in the Equation bar

ACTION("URL", "http://www.caseware.com","Yes")

Notes

In the PDF file, each link can refer to one target only. If a cell has multiple "Execute URL" actions defined in it, the link will not be created in the resulting PDF document.