How do I open to a specific page or destination in a pdf file using Buddy API Xtra?

Question

Hello,
I'm working with a CD ROM catalog that utilizes the Buddy API Xtra to open PDF files when a link is clicked. The client would like to be able to open to a specific page within a pdf file.
I can open a pdf file using the Buddy API baOpenfile() function but I'm having trouble opening to a specific page when I add #page=4:
baOpenfile("@\pdfs\Powder Cores\Magnetics_Powder_Core_Catalog_2011.pdf#page=4","normal")
I've also tried working with the code below which seems to me like it should work... I didn't realize that the "open..." part of it was a function in Director.
on mouseUp me
  pageNum = 4
  theApp = baShortFileName(baFindApp("pdf"))
  theDoc = baShortFileName("@\pdfs\Powder Cores\Magnetics_Powder_Core_Catalog_2011.pdf")
  theArgs = "/s /A page=" & string(pageNum)   & "&pagemode=bookmarks"
  -- (translates to "/A page=4" in this example)
  open theApp && theArgs && theDoc
end
Thoughts?
Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Thank you Dee! This works perfect!
It would be cool to know how to use bashell() for this.
The help files give the following examples:
Result = baShell( Operation, Filename, Args, WorkDir, State )
ok = baShell( "open", "c:\windows\notepad.exe", "myfile.txt" , "", "normal" )
ok = baShell( "edit", "myfile.htm" , "", "", "normal" )
So I tried:
on mouseUp me
  -- Close the program group
  tWindowList = baWindowList( "" , "pdf" , false )
  if tWindowList <> [] and count(tWindowList) > 0 then  baCloseWindow(tWindowList[1])
  pageNum = 4
  theApp = baFindApp("pdf")
  theDoc = _movie.path & "pdfs\Powder Cores\Magentics Powder Core Catalog.pdf"
  theArgs = "/A "&QUOTE&"page="&string(pageNum)&"=OpenActions"&QUOTE
  baShell( "open", theApp, theDoc , theArgs, "normal" )
end
It opens the pdf file without going to a specific page. Any thoughts as to why it wouldn't accept theArgs?
Thanks again!