# How to open a .doc file and folder with flash?

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**Created:** [August 6, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-open-a-doc-file-and-folder-with-flash/60064 "2004-08-06T02:16:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amuro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5daacb/32.png) [@Amuro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Amuro)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-open-a-doc-file-and-folder-with-flash/60064/1 "2004-08-06T02:16:34Z")

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i was wondering how do you open a .doc file in flash and how do you open a new folder using actionscript?

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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:** [August 6, 2004, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-open-a-doc-file-and-folder-with-flash/60064/2 "2004-08-06T09:52:52Z")

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You can’t open a .doc in Flash nor open a new folder. But you can download a .doc in any folder using getURL, if that’s what you mean.