# Open Word Document from Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-word-document-from-flash/22554>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 5, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-word-document-from-flash/22554 "2003-06-05T14:03:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cybergold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@cybergold](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cybergold)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-word-document-from-flash/22554/1 "2003-06-05T14:03:02Z")

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How can i open a word document from flash, i have all the word documents on a CD, is there a way i can tell a button to on press, open microsoft word document? Any help would be greatly appreciated! :A+:

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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:** [June 5, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-word-document-from-flash/22554/2 "2003-06-05T14:04:42Z")

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getURL(“document.doc”)

might work… not 100% tho…

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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:** [June 5, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-word-document-from-flash/22554/3 "2003-06-05T14:20:18Z")

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fscommand i guess

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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:** [June 5, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-word-document-from-flash/22554/4 "2003-06-05T15:09:10Z")

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I would think getURL would work, but I’m not posative, the advantage of a GetURL command is you can use a relative hyperlink.

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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:** [June 6, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-word-document-from-flash/22554/5 "2003-06-06T07:14:17Z")

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Thanks Jubba =), get URL worked, :thumb: