Converting PDF to SVG using Illustrator CS2

Hi
I'm trying to convert a PDF to a SVG file using illustrator. The PDF has a number of http links created using the smart link tool in acrobat professional. When I create the svg, I expected the links to be maintained. Unfortunately they were not in the svg. Is there some option I've missed or is this a problem with illustrator?
Thanks
Colin

Colin,
In order to more accurately answer your question, I believe we would need more information such as what application was originally used to create the pdf, etc.
One basic answer to this question is that I don't believe Illustrator will maintain hyperlinks created in Adobe Acrobat as Illustrator is a vector design application. I wonder if you placed the pdf in InDesign, if it would maintain the links. It may or may not. However, it is not necessarily a problem with Illustrator as much as outside the scope of what its intended use is.
Illustrator is able to edit many pdfs. However, a pdf is not an Illustrator file and vice versa.

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