How to open link to pdf file in new tab using html

Question

I have an html page which contains link to open pdf file. however this link opens in adobe reader when i click on it. I have set target property to blank. but it doesn't work either. I want to open this pdf file in new tab in the same window.

Answer 1

target="_blank"是正确的方法 - 但如果它在新标签页中打开，则新窗口或adobe reader取决于用户浏览器设置，不能（也不应该！）由您控制。

Answer 2

With my websites, I use:

target="_tab" as most browsers are now aware that people want things to open in new tabs instead of new windows. I can confirm that this works for me in the following web browsers:

Opera , Chrome , Flock , Firefox and Maxthon .

However, it still does not work in any version of Internet Explorer, including their new beta version: 9. Apparently it comes down to "User Preferences" with Internet Explorer.

Determining which application opens a particular file format is currently, and should always be left up to the user, not the developer*.