Pdf in a window inside another pdf?

Hello,
Im comfortable using the multimedia tool and like the way it works inside a pdf.
So does anyone know how to make it so that inside one pdf there would be a window that prewievs another (attached or linked) pdf in a certain area? So just like linking a movie or a 3d file but for linking another PDF-file.
Thanks!

You may find this cheesy, but...
Buttons in Acrobat are usually part of the form tool, but since buttons can be any size, you can “fake” a pop up window. First, a designer creates a one
page popup in InDesign and exports it as a PDF. Then, using the Button Tool on the Forms Palette, the designer creates a button with the popup PDF as the button’s icon. That button is set to hidden. Next, the designer creates a visible button that when “pushed” makes the hidden popup visible.
The file I'm attaching came from a demo I did a couple years ago. You can use it as an example of what you might need.
Hope it helps.
Greg Ledger
www.macproductionartist.wordpress.com

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