Setting hyperlink from datareader

[dvannoy]

I'm trying to set a hyperlinks text based on datareader results. these links will be to pdf files located on another internal server. I can set the hyper link text just fine but when I click the link, it opens up but with a dark gray background and causes IE to crash. Running IE 9 if I copy the link into a new browser session it opens the pdf just fine.

hl1.Text = reader("90_form") & ""

has anyone seen this before ?

by the way, everything works fine in Chrome. hyperlink opens the pdf just fine.

Thanks