# Opening Powerpoint or pdfs from flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-powerpoint-or-pdfs-from-flash/209682>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 11, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-powerpoint-or-pdfs-from-flash/209682 "2006-12-11T15:58:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grimshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/439d5e/32.png) [@Grimshaw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Grimshaw)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-powerpoint-or-pdfs-from-flash/209682/1 "2006-12-11T15:58:47Z")

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I am making a CD rom with a flash interface and am having trouble getting pdfs and powerpoints to open from within flash. The get URL seems to be buggy and FS Command does nothing most of the time. Is there a trick to this?