# Flash Help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 17, 2003, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880 "2003-07-17T09:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nikini](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/nikini/32/225_2.png) [@Nikini](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nikini)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/1 "2003-07-17T09:42:47Z")
I know it’s kind of stupid but can anybody tell me how to open a file from flash? PS: I tried “getURL” method. Something else please… ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/2 "2003-07-17T09:50:32Z")
What kind of file? ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/3 "2003-07-17T09:54:31Z")
I’m talking about a shortcut or let’s say i have the .exe of a game and i want to run it from flash…How do i do it? ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/4 "2003-07-17T09:57:36Z")
If you’re hoping for flash to detect the right program for a file to open in then that’s not possible! ( e.g. bring up notepad for a txt file ) GetURl opens only the URL in IE ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/5 "2003-07-17T09:59:41Z")
Are you sure? I mean, i only want to run a program… ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/6 "2003-07-17T10:01:24Z")
I’m pretty sure but if it is possible then you’d probably have to make an exe file in flash… no swfs! ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/7 "2003-07-17T10:02:38Z")
i don’t understand! What do i have to do? ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/8 "2003-07-17T10:03:29Z")
beats me! Maybe somebody else will tell if it even is possible! ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/9 "2003-07-17T10:04:41Z")
Thanks…than i’m waiting for somew help…Anyone HELP!!! ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/10 "2003-07-17T11:17:29Z")
If you want to launch a exe file from a swf file then read this thread. [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=956&highlight=launch+exe+file](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=956&highlight=launch+exe+file) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/11 "2003-07-17T11:19:06Z")
hi, u should give an action to your Movie or a button, [AS]fscommand(“exec”,“path to your file”);[/AS] and than… u must publish your movie as a Windows Projector. [COLOR=blue]File \> Publish Settings[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]exe file and the projector file must be in the same directory![/COLOR] ---
**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:** [July 17, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help/25880/12 "2003-07-17T19:55:26Z")
Thanks a lot…I’ll try…if it works than i’ll be extremely happy and maybe later you can check out my site…LATER