A TextTable contains rows, columns and cells. A cell displays text. If we could add a hyperlink (URL) to the text in a cell then tables would become more useful.
This is analogous to the DgnLink that we can add to a DGN element.
Scenario 1
I have a table of widgets. Column Widgets is a list of widget names. I want to add a hyperlink to each widget name that stores a URL to the widget manufacturer.
Scenario 2
I want to import an Excel worksheet into my DGN model. The worksheet contains a column that displays a URL in each cell. In Excel, I can click a URL and be taken to the corresponding web site. In the MicroStation TextTable the URLs are inactive.
It would be great to be able to scan the dgn and list all the hyperlinks. Results may not need to be displayed as a table. Item Type?
One use case would be to use the list to dynamically attach a hyperlink decorator(?) to a user defined element. Display Rules?
User has a table that lists all valve types, and a hyperlink to a pdf containing more info on the valve. Instead of manually attaching or permanently attaching the hyperlink, the user could use a script or Display Rule to 'paint' the hyperlink on the associated valve or Cell on demand.
A more sophisticated script could place and orient another dgn or Cell on the incumbent valve Cell, and hide the valve.