Using a CommandButton/CommandLink to Open a New Tab/Window

[Taylor36]

I'm looking to use either a CommandButton or a CommandLink to open a new tab or window. This is largely a problem because the URL is somewhat dynamic.

Effectively I have a list with checkboxes, the user will select some records which they need which should open up another tab containing the URL and Ids selected. It looks a bit like this:

String redirect = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm() + '/apex/AnotherApplication?firstcontact=' + firstContact + '&queue=' + queue;

PageReference pageRef = new PageReference(redirect);

return pageRef;
This produces a URL like below depending on what's been WalgreensListens Surveyselected:

www.salesforce.com/apex/AnotherApplicat ... ,003GHI789

I'm fairly sure I can't use CommandButtons to do this, and when I use a CommandLink, using the parameter...

target="_blank"
... Is ignored.

Is there any way around this or am I SOOL?

Thanks!

[Melloware]

Why not use a link or linkbutton like this...

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<p:linkButton  id="lnlSalesForce" value="Bookmark" href="#{myView.buildSalesForceUrl}" target="_blank" />

Then in your CheckBox selector just have AJAX update that button eveyr time a checkbox is selected

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<p:ajax process="@this" update="lnkSalesForce" />