# Open a swf file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-swf-file/63822>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 10, 2004, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-swf-file/63822 "2004-09-10T08:51:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tanvi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@tanvi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tanvi)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-swf-file/63822/1 "2004-09-10T08:51:49Z")

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understand this…  
i have a button in a html page.  
the button is linked to a swf file.  
the swf file opens fine but it opens in a IE browser which i dont want.  
To avoid this i also removed target but still it opens in IE.  
So what should i do that swf does not open in IE browser.  
pls help me  
thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-swf-file/63822/2 "2004-09-10T09:13:56Z")

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see if this helps

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/chromeless.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/chromeless.htm)