# Exe files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exe-files/34087>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 28, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exe-files/34087 "2003-10-28T01:56:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![HelloKittyGurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3be4f8/32.png) [@HelloKittyGurl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HelloKittyGurl)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exe-files/34087/1 "2003-10-28T01:56:41Z")

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Hello Everyone!  
:ogre:  
I have a quick question. I have not tried this since flash 5 and it worked then but it is giving me trouble now. I want to link an .exe file to open from clicking a button. I made a .bat file to open the .exe and linked it like this:  
[AS]on (release) {  
fscommand(“exec”, “xl.bat”);  
}  
[/AS]  
Am I doing this correctly? Have they changed it from flash 5 to 6 that I don’t know? I linked the other files with getURL but I used that to open word and excel files. But these exe files are for the word viewer and excel viewer. Is there anyway I can use getURL with .exe files also that would work? Help me anyone!  
Thanks,  
RoxyGurl:alien2:

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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, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exe-files/34087/2 "2003-10-28T02:26:07Z")

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i think you ahve to make a fscommand folder and place all executables in it in order to have flash open it try doing a search for running executables from flash im sure you will find some answers 😉

for more info read these

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=181230&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=181230&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending)