Is there a way to have Fetch display a certain Page Number for a PDF File?

A user wanted to know if there is a way to have a specific page number of a PDF file displayed when using a Fetch URL for TechDoc.

This is a tricky one. Depending on the user’s computer that tries to click on it, their browser may or may not actually support it. If their setup doesn’t support it, the PDF file will still open but it will open on page 1 instead of the one you requested. The user can still page backwards or forwards (there is no way to say “show them page 3 to 5 only”).

With all that said and your still interested in how to do it, here’s a working URL that jumps to page four of a PDF file in TechDoc:

https://example.com/servlet/dm.web.Fetch/Dec2004.pdf?did=8875&rev=$lates...

Here’s what it takes to make this work:

1. The fetch URL has to fetch a PDF file.
2. Any form of the TechDoc fetch URL will work as long as / and a file name appear between dm.web.Fetch and the question mark. Note /Dec2004.pdf appears between dm.web.Fetch and the question mark above in the URL.
3. Place #page=999 (where 999 is the page number you want to suggest that the see first) at the end of the fetch URL.

Unfortunately, the jump to a page feature is specific to the product that actually displays the file on your computer. Adobe Acrobat is the only browser plug-in that I know of that currently supports this type of feature.