# How to select a file from a local disk dinamically?

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**Created:** [February 23, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-select-a-file-from-a-local-disk-dinamically/102359 "2004-02-23T00:30:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![javikas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@javikas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/javikas)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-select-a-file-from-a-local-disk-dinamically/102359/1 "2004-02-23T00:30:46Z")

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Hi. I want to do a stand alone application in wich you can select a mp3 from local disk with Flash MX  
I’ve been searching for a function or a method who allows to open a “browser window” or to have a string with the filenames but I haven’t find nothing. I also have searched for an argument for fscommand but nothing.

Does someone know if some function exists in javascript to give a string with the filenames of a folder? And in this case, how to integrate it in actionscript?

I know that I can use a explorer to do that with javascript, but I need to do it without browsers.

Thanks!

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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:** [February 23, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-select-a-file-from-a-local-disk-dinamically/102359/2 "2004-02-23T02:36:44Z")

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ummm, i don’t think that’s gonna happen. I know you could probably do it with php and asp, but it sounds like you’re going to be using this as a projector file, so that might be out of the question. dinamically = dynamically 😉

also: WELCOME TO K-$MONEY$ FORUMS (aka KirupaForum)

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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:** [February 23, 2004, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-select-a-file-from-a-local-disk-dinamically/102359/3 "2004-02-23T13:56:44Z")

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Hi, sorry for the orthographic mistakes that I could have in any message. I’m not english, I’m spanish.

In other hand, yes, when I wrote “I want to do a stand alone application” I was refering to a projector file.  
I know is impossible to select a file with flash, but I think that it may be possible to do with javascript.

I’ve done yet with ASP, but now I’m trying to do this without a dynamyc server.

Thank you for the corrections. If I have some mistake more, say it to me to improve my English