Close Web.show_document Automatically

Hi,
I have a requirement from a multi block record, whenever user selects a record, it should open the file related to this record(pdf file) in a browser.
I know this can be done using Web.show_document.
But the problem is when user navigates to a new record and the file doesnot exist for the new record, then the first Web.show_document should close automatically.
How can this be achived?
Thanks in Advance
Prasad

Does it have to close or is replacing what is in the same window with the new records value suffice? This way you only have one window open and each successive record's pdf loads into the same window. Take a look at the second argument to web.show_document... _self
For example...
web.show_document('http:\\technet.oracle.com', '_self');
Im not sure how you are populating the first argument though.. You need a url refrence not a :block.item_name reference.

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