General ⇒ hyperref to external file -how to display external file name

[Faerine]

I am using the hyperref and hyper-xr packages to create hyperlinks to labels in external files. (I am compiling the .tex files with pdflatex).

E.g., inside a file named test7.tex, I have:

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\Chapter{test7 chapter}
\label{ch:test}

Then, in the preamble of a file named test8.tex

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\externaldocument[7-]{test7}

and in the file's body:

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Now go to \autoref{7-ch:test}, \Nameref{7-ch:test}

Assuming both files are compiled correctly, the code above will produce

Now go to chapter 1, "test7 chapter", on page 1

in test8.pdf and this will link to the appropriate place in test7.pdf. However, even though the links go to the correct external file, the text produced by \autoref and \Nameref doesn't list the name of the file itself. I would like to have this for human readability -- e.g., something like

Now go to chapter 1, "test7 chapter", on page 1 of file test7

where "of file test7" is generated automatically by a command similar to \autoref and \Nameref. However, I could not find such a command or any other ways to do this. Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.

[jkow]

Hi, I am also facing this problem and am already digging into the hyperref code to find a solution. Before I waste too much time on the topic.... did you find a way to display the document name?

[jkow]

In case anyone is interested, i defined the macro \refurl to grab the url from the internal reference command:

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\def\refpartfive#1#2#3#4#5{%
#5
}

\newcommand{\refurl}[1]
{%
\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\refpartfive\csname r@#1\endcsname{}
}

So now I am able to write

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Now go to \autoref{7-ch:test}, \nameref{7-ch:test}
in file \refurl{7-ch:test}.