[Javascript] downloading pdf into ie with javascript redirect

[john saylor]

hi

there is a web application that i work on. one of the things this
application does is allow users to upload and view pdf files. the code
used to use anchors to show the pdf. something like this:
<a href="/cgi/show_pdf?uid=23" target="_new">your pdf</a>

i am moving to css and onclick handlers [in this case for a td]. the
onclick handler does this:
function() {
var url = '/cgi/show_pdf?uid=' + uid;
window.open( url, 'myStreamFile', popup_spec );
}

and ie7 will NOT display the pdf. firefox [pc & mac], safari work
fine. any suggestions?

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