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

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-select-a-file-from-a-local-disk-dinamically/43467>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 23, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-select-a-file-from-a-local-disk-dinamically/43467 "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/43467/1 "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!