trouble linking to pdf files from within nested list items

hey all

i am having a nightmare with something i am working on and i was wondering if anyone can help me.

i have a menu list which has some submenus which are styled to be hidden using css then shown when main header clicked using jquery, my problem lies even if i remove the jquery and styled parts of the list,

below is my code:

[CODE]<ul>
<li> menu item 1
<ul>
<li> <a href=”linktoapdffile.pdf”> submenu item 1</a> </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
[/CODE]

when the submenu item 1 is clicked nothing happens but if i do it like this:

[CODE]<ul>
<li> menu item 1</li>

<li> <a href=”linktoapdffile.pdf”> submenu item 1(was submenu but not nested anymore so actually a menu item 2</a> </li>

</ul>[/CODE]

then the pdf file opens. where am i going wrong? is it that pdf files just can not be opened from a nested link item??

thanks in advance

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