Subject: Link on Web to file on server
to get a new window, set a target on the link bylink
or use javascript window.open(…)
It also depends on the file type if it can be opened,
this has to be configured in the browser settings and an
application for that file needs to be installed, otherwise
you will always get only the option to download…
BUT
I don’t think that it will work to open a file on the server using a link starting with file:// for web users. This will only work directly on the server, not for a remote user.
You should put the file on the web-server and use a link
http://…