Make a line of script a clickable event

[deltaJ]

I have a line of script that inserts an embedded pdf document inside a Joomla article.
It runs as follows {jxdocembed=filename.pdf} and uses a pdf plugin by Joomxone.

It works fine for a single file but I want to list an archive of 30 or more documents and have the script (which I can hide as a link under a title) only activate when the title is clicked. Otherwise all 30+ documents will open at the same time when the page is opened.

I can do it by embedding a simple link to the document filename and it opens the document when clicked, but it takes the viewer out of the website environment. If there is no way to make the script clickable I do at least have this fall-back solution.

[deltaJ]

I did some searching on the internet and found example code of such a line of code that does something simple like printing "You clicked me!" after someone clicks the legend "click here". It works fine inside a Joomla article if I use an extension like "Sourcerer" to place the code.

But if I substitute "jxdocembed=images/folder/filename.pdf" it doesn't work when I click. The code will only work if placed alone inside curly brackets in a Joomla article and fails to work if part of a longer piece of Javascript that includes onclick coding.

What is that code anyway? is it Javascript? or PHP? or something else?

[MarkRS]

I think you'll find that the problem you're having is due to the third party extension, not Joomla or anything else, which is why you're not getting much response here. You need to go to the plugin builder for an answer.

The thing you're referring to isn't code of any sort, unless you classify html as "code", but putting it inside the curly brackets (probably) makes it a target for plugins to operate on.

[deltaJ]

Thank you MarkRS. I agree with your conclusion.

I did find that a more widely used “script” {loadmoduleid 129} also doesn’t work if I try to make it clickable with JavaScript in front.

The “script” must be something only Joomla recognises and acts on and it can’t be mixed up with other coding.

Not much demand to make a plugin only to work when clicked on. Thanks to all that took the time to read the post.