Sending the user to view a PDF file

Question

Help!
I have a jsp, java application. In one page depending on which county the user clicks, I am sending the user to a pdf file located in the web (by the way, I didn't create this pdf file and I am sending the user to this location). If I use response.sendRedirect method, it comes up with an acrobat error message - 'the file is damaged and could not be repaired'.
If i click ok and use refresh then i could see this pdf file. Any ideas?
I am posting sample code here:
<%@ page language = "java" import="java.sql.*, java.io.*, javax.servlet.*, javax.servlet.http.*" %>
<%
String area = request.getParameter("areaname");
     String empUrlFirst = "http://wi.dws.state.ut.us/";
String empUrlSt = "statewide/majoremp.pdf";
String empUrl = empUrlFirst + empUrlSt;
response.setContentType("application/pdf");
response.sendRedirect ("http://wi.dws.state.ut.us/statewide/majoremp.pdf");
%>

Answer 1

Hi
So it works in your system. What server you are using? I am running this application with jrun server (developer version). I have acrobat reader 5.0. When I run this code, it comes up with an error message box - The file is damaged and could not be repaired and then I click ok and click the refresh button in the browser and then it opens the pdf document. Any ideas?
Sue