Link not Openning New Windows

[docu-track99]

If you create a Link with an "Open a file" action and in the "Options" choose "Open In" as "New window", when you click that new link it doesn't actually open in a new window, it changes the currently open document in the PDF Control.

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi, docu-track99.

You may switch on the tabbed MDI mode before opening documents by:

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SetProperty("General.DocumentInterface", "mdi", 0);
SetProperty("View.Bars["Tab"].Visible", "true", 0);

Also see the "Reference/Named Items/Objects/Prompts/ConfirmLaunchFile" - you will be able to customize this action in run-time.

HTH.

[docu-track99]

We are aware of the tabbed options in the Viewer control, but at this time we are unprepared to support tabbed viewing in our product.

Is it working as intended to have links to other PDF documents set as "Open In" "New window" open in the current window?

This is something our users are doing on their own, using the control's GUI, not involving any code on our part.

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

For your case (pseudocude):

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OnEventYourImpl(Type, Name, ...)
{
	if ((Type == PXCVA_OnDisplayPrompt) and (Name == "Prompts.ConfirmLaunchFile"))
	{
	     GetProperty("Prompts.ConfirmLaunchFile.FileName", fn, 0); // program/file which will be launched
	     GetProperty("Prompts.ConfirmLaunchFile.DefDirectory", dir, 0); // default directory
	     GetProperty("Prompts.ConfirmLaunchFile.Parameters", prm, 0); // launch parameters
	     GetProperty("Prompts.ConfirmLaunchFile.Action", op, 0); // standard launch verbs: open, print..
	     GetProperty("Prompts.ConfirmLaunchFile.UserChoice", uc, 0); // User choice: "default", "ok", "cancel"
	     // to override launch action:
	     SetProperty ("Prompts.ConfirmLaunchFile.UserChoice", "cancel", 0); // to skip default procedure
	     ShellExecute(null, op, fn, prm, dir, SW_SHOWDEFAULT); // open by system
	}
}

This the Help-description for this feature will be described in the future.

HTH.

[docu-track99]

So what exactly is the "Open In" option used for in a Link Action?

Why give the option to open something in a "New window" if in fact it's only going to open it in the existing window anyways?