# Open external file using AS3

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-external-file-using-as3/330972>\
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**Created:** [April 19, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-external-file-using-as3/330972 "2013-04-19T07:46:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roman\_Ivanickij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Roman\_Ivanickij](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Roman_Ivanickij)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-external-file-using-as3/330972/1 "2013-04-19T07:46:29Z")

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Hi there!

I need your help do deside question, about opening external files. Here is a situation:

In my project i got list with buttons. Clicking on the button, i need to open .pdf file, which is located in project folder (for exsample /pdf/1.pdf)

How I can do it?