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This may sound a strange question but I am looking to do the following and I was not sure if it was possible.
I want to have some text on a webpage with a hyperlink that links to a specific chapter or paragraph of a PDF that has been uploaded to the same server as the web page.
E.g. I upload a PDF file called CarReview.PDF.
On the webpage I put some text, e.g.
"In our findings we discovered that the blue car was the fastest. You can click here to read more"
The user then clicks the link and it opens CarReview.PDF on page 3, chapter 2 which has details about the blue car.
I hope this makes sense and appreciate any advice people can give me.
Thanks.

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