Linking text to a PDF

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I am still lost I am new to this and I don't really know the
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an M drive. Does that help solve my linking problem. I have a
screen shot I could send to someone however, I can't seem to upload
it to the form. I can send you the screen shot if you can help

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Is there anyway i can add the "World" (as PDEElement) to document so that i can use in this function "PDEContentAddElem(pdecontent, kPDEAfterLast, (reinterpret_cast<PDEElement>(pdeText)));" ???
Or
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Please someone help me out, Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Chetan.

Hi Irosenth,
I will give a try for this, we must try to certain extent who knows we may Succeed. We must noe give-up easily.
You have not said this is impossible, but you say this is difficult. Rite ??
If you give me support, i dont think it would be difficult.
First i will try to insert a text in a blank page.This is possible rite ??
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Regards,
Chetan.

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