# Download method for Flash 8

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-method-for-flash-8/222525
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 14, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-method-for-flash-8/222525 "2007-04-14T09:24:09Z")
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### Author: ![cortek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@cortek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cortek)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-method-for-flash-8/222525/1 "2007-04-14T09:24:09Z")

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Hi,

I was getting a little confused with how to make a button link download a file.

Apparently with Flash 8 you can embed the download link in flash.  
I read that the “download();” method needs two parameters. The URL from where the file is being downloaded from, and the default File name for the download window.

Tried a couple of ways around it, couldn’t get it to work.

Just wondering if anyone out there had used this and could point me in the right direction?

cheers