How to open link to pdf file in new tab using html

I have an html page which contains link to open pdf file. however this link opens in adobe reader when i click on it. I have set target property to blank. but it doesn't work either. I w开发者_如何学Cant to open this pdf file in new tab in the same window.

target="_blank" is the right way - but if it opens in a new tab, a new window or the adobe reader depends on the users browser-settings and can't (and shouldn't!) be controlled by you.

With my websites, I use:

target="_tab" as most browsers are now aware that people want things to open in new tabs instead of new windows. I can confirm that this works for me in the following web browsers:

Opera, Chrome, Flock, Firefox and Maxthon.

However, it still does not work in any version of Internet Explorer, including their new beta version: 9. Apparently it comes down to "User Preferences" with Internet Explorer.

Determining which application opens a particular file format is currently, and should always be left up to the user, not the developer*.