# Open a pdf?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-pdf/127305
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 1, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-pdf/127305 "2004-11-01T22:02:34Z")
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### Author: ![Uli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ccd318/32.png) [@Uli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Uli)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-pdf/127305/1 "2004-11-01T22:02:34Z")

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Hello,

Can we use fscommand(“exec”, “somepdf.pdf”) to open a pdf placed in the fscommand folder? It’d be running on a cd-rom. For some reason it doesn’t work here…  
Please help