opening PDF using Flex in a web application

Question

Is there a way to open a PDF file whixh exists on some server using flex in a web application?

Answer 1

You can make Flash use the browser to open the PDF. Use "_blank" as target to open it in a new window.

import flash.net.navigateToURL;
import flash.net.URLRequest;

...

    navigateToURL(new URLRequest(urlOfThePDF), "_blank");