How do I open a pdf to view without downloading it first?

I want to be able to view a pdf without downloading it. Please tell me the steps. thanks

I don't know of any way to do what you want using the 'open' command. It can probably be done with Applescript, which you could call from a shell script. The Preview application doesn't seem to be scriptable. I don't use Acrobat, so I can't tell you anything about that. Looking through the dictionaries of the apps I do have, it seems that Skim (another PDF viewer) has an AS 'page' class. Below are a couple of links that may get you started. Look for more specific guidance in Applescript forums.
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/skim-app/index.php?title=AppleScript
http://links.tedpavlic.com/shell_scripts/skim

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