# Link to external file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-external-file/261970>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 2, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-external-file/261970 "2008-06-02T08:53:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![W84me](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/w84me/32/1257_2.png) [@W84me](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/W84me)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-external-file/261970/1 "2008-06-02T08:53:39Z")

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Hi all!

I am using the navigateToURL function to link to a external file. So far so good. The problem is that my external files are in .wav format and windows automatically open them with quicktime or windows media player. I just want to be able to download them and not play them…

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**Author:** ![sudhansurana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@sudhansurana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sudhansurana)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-external-file/261970/2 "2008-06-02T09:14:31Z")

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> Hi  
> use fileReference class to download the file of your choice.  
> There is an option of downloading files of your specified extension.

Cheers  
Sudhansu

[quote=W84me;2334662]Hi all!

I am using the navigateToURL function to link to a external file. So far so good. The problem is that my external files are in .wav format and windows automatically open them with quicktime or windows media player. I just want to be able to download them and not play them…[/quote]