How to open an url via command line?

Hi all,
I want to open a pdf file via a command from a web location. I try this: "AcroRd32.exe http://server/path/file.pdf" to do so, but this way results in an error message about bad filename.
Is it possible to open a pdf in such a matter?
Background:
We use a CRM, the CRM use of webdav to allow content changes. The CRM is written in JSP and use a java applet to start the appropriated application for changing the content of a document. This works fine for all sorts of apps (winword, texteditors), only acrobat has problems with approach.
Thanks for your support
Lars

Hi,
I also need to know if it's possible to open a document on the web from the command line.
It is possible to specify the URL in the Open dialog of the client, why not from the command line?
No answer has been received for this question during the last few years!
Doesn't anybody know the answer to this?
Maybe the answer is "No, it can't be done"?
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