Invoking PDF file from Forms

We had a requirement in Oracle 10iDS to invoke PDF file from the Application form .I am trying to do that using client_host('AcroRd32.exe D:\temp\abc.pdf') which is not working ..
I have webutil configured as well ..
Can you some one suggest me on this
Many thanks
Sareen

Sareen,
If the PDF is on the client:
web.show_document('file://D:\temp\abc.pdf', '_BLANK');
If on the Application Server, then create a virtual directory (for instance docs/):
web.show_document('http://server.com:7778/docs/abc.pdf', '_BLANK');
Regards,
Martin Malmstrom

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