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Opening PDF files through a browser

i have several html pages that open pdf files. each html page has multiple URLs that open the same PDF\\\pdf document. my problem is that everytime i open the pdf file i need it to open to the first page every time. but when i open the pdf file the first time and then scroll to a different location in the pdf file and close the pdf file, the next time i open that file via one of the URLs in the html page the pdf file always opens to the previous "view". so if i closed the file when it was on page 5 the pdf file will open to page 5 instead of page one. i use the following tag at the end of my URL:

#page=1

hoping that this would "force" the pdf file to open to page 1 every time but it does not work. is there a resolution to this problem? i know that i can change the settings in my pdf viewer and this will not be an issue, but the problem is that the html pages are web based and used by thousands of clients so i have to have a solution that will work no matter the settings of the clients pdf viewer.
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Zone: Web Development
Question Asked By: scottspivey
Question Asked On: 04.24.2008
Participating Experts: 1
Points: 500
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