# Open SWF in flash player, not browser

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-in-flash-player-not-browser/284796>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [March 23, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-in-flash-player-not-browser/284796 "2009-03-23T18:40:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamlach86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@adamlach86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamlach86)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-in-flash-player-not-browser/284796/1 "2009-03-23T18:40:08Z")

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Is it possible to ensure that a user opens an swf from the server into their flash player directly? (not in the browser and without saving it to their hard drive)

I hope it is a simple HTML or javascript line of code?

Thanks.