Offline pdf Form submit error

hi,
i have a form working online thats working great. I was asked to add the possibility to work offline also.
the problem is:
i have three servlets. Servlet1 mounts the document and servlet2 to handle the submit. However, i had to implement servlet3 that allows the user to change the document state.
- servlet1 renders the document blocked/read-only. the user has to press a button to unblock it.
- this button goes to servlet3, changes the document state on the database, and reloads the document
- the reload is made by redirecting from servlet3 (that changes the state on database) to servlet1 (mounts the document again, but unlocked)
online its working. but offline, when opening the document with reader, pressing the unlock button to go to servlet3 i got this warning :
This document is trying to connect to the site:
"http address of servlet3 to unlock the document"
If you trust the site click YES, otherwise click NO
i pressed YES, obviously, and the document then appears unblocked but on a new reader window. how should i do to make it appear on the same reader window that has the original document?
thanks

i investigated and found it works perfect if opened locally in adobe reader, it dont work in opened in chrome browser at website

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