Error opening PDF using webdynpro

Hello All,
I created a webdynpro application that opens a pdf document using the code described in the following link.
Open PDF in New External Window
I am getting the following error:
"There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and could not be repaired"
But I am able to open the same file using another ASP application.
Am I missing anything?
Thanks in advance.

Nikhil and Vinod,
Thanks for your response. I used this code but it is not working. I am still getting the same error.
In my application, I am not reading the pdf from a file. Instead, it is stored in the database as a blob. I am reading the data using the following code:
Blob pdfBlob = resultSet.getBlob(COLUMNNAME)
byte[] pdf = new byte[1024]
pdf = pdfBlob.getBytes(1,(int)blob.length());
I am storing this value in a context and then displaying it as a pdf. I am using the following code to get bytes
byte[] pdfBytes = wdContext.currentElement().getBLOB(); (BLOB - name of the context attribute where bytes are stored)
and using the following code to open the pdf document (as suggested)
IWDResource pdfResource = WDResourceFactory.createResource(pdfBytes,"test.pdf",WDWebResourceType.PDF);
* wdComponentAPI.getWindowManager().createNonModalExternalWindow(pdfResource.getUrl(0),"test.pdf").show();*
Am I missing anything here?
How can I force the pdf document to open in a browser window instead of Adobe?
Thanks in advance.

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