specifying link target to be a new browser window

You can use the launchURL JavaScript method: app.launchURL documentationBut it turns out the it doesn't launch a new browser window with Reader 10 when protected mode is enabled, as discussed earlier today here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/783588?tstart=0

Unfortunately, the PDFs will be accessed within a Learning Management System that doesn't like javascript. Any other ideas?

When you say it doesn't like JavaScript, what do you mean exactly? Does it mean that you cannot use JavaScript that's included within the PDF?

Although Acrobat doesn't have a link code that will force a Weblink to open in a new window, here's how you can make it happen :

Rather than linking directly to the URL you want to open, create a link to an HTML document that contains no text. The HTML document immediately opens a new window itself, using HTML code rather than Acrobat's syntax, and opens the desired URL in that window.

The Acrobat Weblink will be a normal link to an HTML page that has nothing in its body and includes the following line in its head:

< META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="x; URL=zzz" >For x, substitute the number of seconds that should elapse before the new link opens (in this case, probably zero), and for zzz, substitute the URL that should open in the new window.

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Thanks, I'll investigate your suggestions.

I have a similar problem when generating pdf's with /URI hyperlinks for use in Acrobat Reader 9 and 10 displaying the pdf in IE.

When the hyperlink is clicked, I want a new IE window to open up to the given url.
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Would it work to insert

app.openInPlace=false;

in the document level javascript?

Interesting post. Running up with the same problem. Thanks for sharing!