Placing PDF with hyperlink in InDesign loses link

Hi,
I was hoping someone can help me with this. I have a PDF that I've created a hyperlink using the Link tool in Acrobat. I've placed that PDF into InDesign hoping the interactivity will follow through. When I export the InDesign file to PDF, the hyperlink is lost. Is there a way to ensure that the hyperlinks get carried through?
Thanks!
Trish
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Still.
Generally I think the engineering assumption in InDesign is that placed PDFs will mostly be images, not text, and certainly not interactive text. Of course that is less and less true.
You can always file a feature request (adobe.com/go/wish).
Yes, it is possible to export hyperlinks from a PDF...I would ask in the Acrobat scripting forum, I guess. But it's definitely technically possible.

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