# Opening .doc file from Flash

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-doc-file-from-flash/138447
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**Created:** [February 22, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-doc-file-from-flash/138447 "2005-02-22T19:45:15Z")
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### Author: ![dshallenberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dshallenberger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dshallenberger)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-doc-file-from-flash/138447/1 "2005-02-22T19:45:15Z")

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I’m creating a sales tool with Flash MX 2004 in Mac OS X Panther and I have a link to a PDF file in my flash file… no problem, it opens Acrobat in Windows and Mac perfectly. But, now the client, who primarily uses Windows, wants that file to be a Microsoft Word .doc file instead of a PDF. But, when I link to the .doc file the same as the PDF, it trys to open in a browser instead of launching Word.

How can I make Windows open the .doc file by launching Word from flash?

Thanks so much!  
Dan