# Launching Word, Powerpoint & PDF from flash?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launching-word-powerpoint-pdf-from-flash/183822>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 30, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launching-word-powerpoint-pdf-from-flash/183822 "2006-03-30T12:02:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![willgoldstone7](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/willgoldstone7/32/2251_2.png) [@willgoldstone7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/willgoldstone7)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launching-word-powerpoint-pdf-from-flash/183822/1 "2006-03-30T12:02:40Z")

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Hi everyone,

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              just wondered if you guys could help me out with launching word docs, powerpoints and pdfs from flash projectors on a CD. I've tried using -

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fscommand(“launch”,“mydoc.doc”);

which does nothing. I’ve also tried as someone recommended, putting the files into a subfolder called “fscommand”, that doesnt work either. Then I tried -

getURL(“mydoc.doc”);

which simply opens a web browser window then opens the folder where the file is stored rather than opening it. So to sum up, I want to make a flash projector on a CD which will launch those 3 file types with the click of a button. any help would be mucho appreciated as i’m in a bit of flap workin on a deadline!

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                   thanks in advance :)

                                    Will
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**Author:** ![gvozden](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/gvozden/32/1084_2.png) [@gvozden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gvozden)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launching-word-powerpoint-pdf-from-flash/183822/2 "2006-03-30T15:11:41Z")

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files must me in fscommand folder  
and command is

fscommand(“exec”, “a.doc”)

very important is that this feature works only for projectors .exe files

I’m not sure if it would open Word but you can always try some programs like MDM Zinc 2.5 for creating projectors with execute function  
even it is still poor with them

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**Author:** ![willgoldstone7](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/willgoldstone7/32/2251_2.png) [@willgoldstone7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/willgoldstone7)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launching-word-powerpoint-pdf-from-flash/183822/3 "2006-03-30T17:07:04Z")

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Mr steel. In reading my post I had hoped you would notice I have already tried the method involving fscommand and stated that it does not work even in exe form. thanks for the reply anyway!

> [@gvozden](#):
>
> files must me in fscommand folder  
> and command is
> 
> fscommand(“exec”, “a.doc”)
> 
> very important is that this feature works only for projectors .exe files
> 
> I’m not sure if it would open Word but you can always try some programs like MDM Zinc 2.5 for creating projectors with execute function  
> even it is still poor with them