how to open pdf files in FireFox through jsp page?

[senthil12345]

hi all,
i have a problem when i click the link in jsp page. whenever i am clicking the jsp page link it wants to open a pdf file, the pdf file is located in remote system. its working properly in Internet Explorer. but i am opning this in FireFox means its not opening. In firefox url that is not showing the exact path. optionally its showing like that:

http://172.16.2.21:9090/FMS/source/
journal/%5C%5C172.16.2.1%5C
copyediting%5CELS%5C
Manuscript_Screening%5CMS%5C
RDTEST%5C02-Process%5C
RDTEST-D-08-02051.fdf

and my jsp code whichever working fine in Internet Explorer is :

<%

String newpath="\\\\172.16.2.1\\copyediting
\\ELS
\\Manuscript_Screening\\MS\\RDTEST\\
02-Process\\RDTEST-D-08-02051.fdf";

%>

<a href="<%=newpath%>" target="dynamic"></a>

can any one solve my problem. as soon as possible. thanks in advance.

[masijade]

Set the Content-type and content-disposition headers and send the bytes through exactly as you read them.

Edit: nevermind that. Set your file/program associations in FireFox.

[senthil12345]

hi all,

i got the solution for this question. thanks for ur replies.

[peter_budo]

Would be nice if you can post your solution as it may help somebody in the future.
Also please mark this post as solved.

[senthil12345]

ok thanks. i had installed Policy Manager from this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7066
and also after that i had installed FoxyProxy from this link:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=FoxyProxy&cat=1%2C12
after that it working fine.

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