# Opening a pdf file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file/21244>\
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**Created:** [May 19, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file/21244 "2003-05-19T15:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![mburkley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@mburkley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mburkley)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file/21244/1 "2003-05-19T15:18:16Z")

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I am using Flash MX and when the user clicks on a button I need to have a PDF open in a new window. What would be the best solution?

Thanks

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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:** [May 19, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file/21244/2 "2003-05-19T15:36:10Z")

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getURL(“pdfFile.pdf”, “\_blank”)

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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:** [May 19, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file/21244/3 "2003-05-19T15:49:34Z")

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Thanks Jubba, that was easy.

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file/21244/4 "2003-05-20T04:34:36Z")

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I am also needing this. Do i just add paste that in my actionscript?

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file/21244/5 "2003-05-20T12:46:08Z")

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kindof, chose getURL then you paste filename.pdf, " \_blank"  
give or take some quotations marks, I can’t remember if I needed them or not