# Open a local file from an AIR application

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-local-file-from-an-air-application/275343>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 12, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-local-file-from-an-air-application/275343 "2008-11-12T18:53:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![rf1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@rf1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rf1)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-local-file-from-an-air-application/275343/1 "2008-11-12T18:53:24Z")

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Hello people, I just have one question.

I’m currently developing a download manager, in which the user can download several zip files from a website. I’m able to stream down those files, save them to the local file system, and check if they already exist. My question is, how can I **open** one of these zip files from the AIR app… just like if you’d double clicked on the icon from the Finder on a Mac or Windows Explorer on a PC?

Thanks for your help.