LINK : open a PDF at a specific size (acrobat X)

Hi all,
I'm creating links between several PDF files.
For some links, I open the PDF a new window (with regular link options).
But, I need to open the pdf at a specific size, as a HTML/ javascript popup.
Is ther a way to achieve this? 
Many thanks in advance .

Yes , the feature is available in Acrobat.Any section on a page can be defined as a named destination. The panel to do so is available through View->Navigation Panel->Destinations. Also there is a list of PDF open parameters which can be given in command line , one of them is nameddest. So if you select a section on the page and name it X, and give acrord32.exe /a nameddest=X filename.pdf, the focus would be on section X. These command line parameters are honored by both Acrobat and Reader but destinations can be viewed and added through Acrobat only. Needless to say, this would work even if the page number changes.
Regards
Sanika

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