[texhax] how to write href into an indexentry

[John R. Culleton]

On Monday 07 August 2006 17:57, Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCHM) wrote:
> I am beginning work on a project to write an index
> of conference proceedings.
>
> I would like to have an href in each
> of my conference proceedings index entries
> in order to save the user one click and a page search
> i.e.: from having to click backward into the document
> using the hyperpage link
> and then find the paper on the page.
>
> here are my LaTeX commands
>
> \renewcommand{\writeurl}{\href{http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi30/??
> }{??}}
>
> \newcommand{\Index}[2][default]{\index[#1]{#2 \writeurl}}%
>
> \Index[xauthor]{Fehd, Ronald!macro tools}
>
> which generates this
>
> \indexentry {Fehd, Ronald!macro tools \writeurl |hyperpage}{1}
>
> and what I get is this:
>
> \item Fehd, Ronald
> \subitem macro tools \writeurl , \hyperpage{2}
>
> when what I want is this:
>
> \item Fehd, Ronald
> \subitem macro tools
> \href{http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi30/004-30.pdf}{sugi30-004}},
> \hyperpage{2}
>
> I am primarily a LaTeX user
> and have no problem understanding the issues of writing LaTeX macros
>
> however, after thumbing through the blue book on TeX commands
> I'm thinking I will need either edef or xdef
>
> I am willing to settle for something simple like:
>
> \newcommand{\writeurl}[2]{
> \href{http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi30/#1}{#2}}
>
> \item Fehd, Ronald
> \subitem SAS
> \writeurl{004-30.pdf}{sugi30-004},
> \hyperpage{2}
>
> Q: what are the issues of macro resolution
> to get the pdf-name and text written into the index file?
>
> thanx,
> Ron Fehd  CDC Atlanta
> note: I read texhax in digest
>
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I think Context has a facility like this but I have never tried
to use it. 

I suggest you look at the file samplepdf.tex in the pdtex distro.
This is not LaTeX but the commands should still work, First you
establish a destination on a page, and then you refer to it. Try
pages 9 and 10 of  samplepdf pdf.  


Another option is to use the pdf bookmark facility. This is in
effect another form of index. 

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