# Help PDF open in new tab instead of Download

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-pdf-open-in-new-tab-instead-of-download/302499>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 1, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-pdf-open-in-new-tab-instead-of-download/302499 "2010-01-01T19:24:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Terraform](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Terraform](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terraform)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-pdf-open-in-new-tab-instead-of-download/302499/1 "2010-01-01T19:24:59Z")

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hello  
I have been using this code in an external .as file to download PDF files  
but I now have the need to have them open in a blank tab / window

any help adjusting this script would be much appreciated.

```auto
public function DownloadStatement()
		{
			var downloadFile:String = "http://www.Website.com/Site/pdf/test.pdf";
			 var localRef:FileReference = new FileReference();
			 var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest();
			 request.url = downloadFile;
			 try
				{
					localRef.download(request);
				}
				catch (error:Error)
				{
					
				}
		}

```

thanks