How do I display a hyperlink in the help text of my function such that clicking the link opens a PDF-file and jumps to a specific page?

I would like to know how to display a hyperlink in the help text of my function such that clicking the link opens a PDF-file and jumps to a specific page.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

If you are using MATLAB 7.9 (R2009b) or a later release, you may use the following function template to create the required hyperlink:

function b = myfun(a)

% <a href="91661v00.pdf#page=2">Page 2</a>

b = a * 2;

end

>> help myfun

If you are using MATLAB 7.8 (R2009a) or an older release, you may use the following function template to create the required hyperlink:

function b = myfun(a)

% <a href="matlab: temp = pwd; cd('C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader'); dos(['AcroRd32.exe /A ' char(34) 'page=2' char(34) ' C:\work\matfile_format.pdf &']); cd(temp)">Local PDF Page 2</a>

b = a * 2;

end

>> help myfun

In the above template:

- Adobe Reader 9.0 has been used explicitly by navigating into its installation folder to open the PDF-file.

- Variable "temp" has been used to change the folder back to the working folder.

- ASCII code for double quote ("), char(34) has been used since some special characters may not be interpreted correctly as per the documentation of MATLABCOLON (matlab:).

 <http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/matlabcolon.html>