# Can MX Flash get a avi file?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-mx-flash-get-a-avi-file/34105>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 28, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-mx-flash-get-a-avi-file/34105 "2003-10-28T08:17:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Danial\_Hawkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Danial\_Hawkins](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danial_Hawkins)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-mx-flash-get-a-avi-file/34105/1 "2003-10-28T08:17:47Z")

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Ok What I mean is… let say if i create a button in a flash file and when I click on this button it will open the “windows media player” and play that avi file???

Anyone??? Thanks

Hawk

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-mx-flash-get-a-avi-file/34105/2 "2003-10-28T08:37:36Z")

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Sure, just link to the file using getURL, and if the user has Media Player with the settings to open avi files with WMP, then it’ll work 🙂

Welcome to the forums by the way 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-mx-flash-get-a-avi-file/34105/3 "2003-10-29T05:36:05Z")

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Thanks