Open commandLink in new window/tab

Question

I have an ADF app with a link to an Apex reports site. The af:commandLink calls a procedure which does some internal validation (calls a pl/sql package to get an Apex login token) then redirects the browser to the Apex site. I'd like to get that Apex site to come up in a new tab in the browser (or new browser window) but there's no target property on the commandLink or in the redirect procedure I'm using (ExternalContext.redirect()).
Any suggestions on how to get that redirect to come up in a new window/tab?
edit: using 11.1.1.4
Edited by: steve_mj on Feb 2, 2012 6:39 AM

Answer 1

Try this technique in a managed bean method that is invoked by your <af:commandLink>:
// Invoke your PL/SQL procedure
// Open the APEX site in a separate browser window
String apexUrl = ...;
ExtendedRenderKitService erks = Service.getRenderKitService(ctx, ExtendedRenderKitService.class);  
String script = "window.open('" + apexUrl + "', '', 'location=0, status=0, resizable=1, scrollbars=0');";
erks.addScript(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), script);Dimitar