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(1) and (2) are possible with eVis plugin (Documentation).
Ad (3): You should be able to use Field Calculator to add the path to the filenames you already in attribute table. Field calculator is described here: http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Calculating_field_values. You can use + operator to concatenate strings.
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Why dont you import the MS tables into a Geodatabase? Linking from a static MS database table may not produce the results you are looking for, as you will need/want to load the data (maybe multiple data layers) and open it into ArcMap. You may also what to symbolize these layers. If you are planning on viewing this in ArcMap, why not build a MXD project ...
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If I understand correctly, you might try something like the replace() function:
replace(!FieldName!, "Old Value", "New Value")
Here is a link to the ESRI support page for it:
http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/20119
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Something like this should work:
from os import startfile
from os.path import abspath, dirname, join
proj = QgsProject.instance()
urfile = str(proj.fileName())
path = join(abspath(dirname(urfile)), "HyperlinksTest", "[% PDF %]")
startfile(path)
You can just paste this in as in you don't need to have it all one one line.
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You can do field based hyperlinks (using hyperlink tool), however you have to choose the Script option and modify the script slightly to point at your second or third field, see instruction below:
Go to layer Properties>Display tab
Check Support Hyperlinks, then toggle the Script radio button
Click on the Edit button
Update the VBS function to point to ...
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ArcGIS has 2 standard ways to define a hyperlink:
field based: Only one hyperlink for one feature.
dynamic: multiple hyperlinks for one feature. To set a dynamic hyperlink for a feature, click on that feature with the Identify tool.
This is an ArcWatch article about hyperlinks.
Summary of workarounds to use multiple hyperlinks with field based ...
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Take a look at Query Layers.
Load your parcel boundary layer into ArcMap
Pull the information you require from your back-end Sharepoint into a stand-alone table in ArcMap (including the ID field that joins it to the Parcel)
Make a join between from the parcel layer to the query layer.
I believe that this link should now be dynamic and will pull the data ...
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In the help section for the "Hyperlink Script" dialog in ArcGIS 10.0, there is a paragraph describing how to pass the current IFeature and IFeatureLayer to an ArcObjects library (presumably written in .NET). If you are able to pass an IFeature, then presumably you would be able to access the attributes associated with that feature, such as links to ...
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What is the bigger picture problem you are trying to solve?
Maybe you want to have geolocated images as a starting point, and let that be the basis for the spatial catalogue?
see http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Creating_geo-referenced_photos_for_display_in_QGIS
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