# Opening the .swf in Flash player

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-the-swf-in-flash-player/148738>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 23, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-the-swf-in-flash-player/148738 "2005-05-23T05:39:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![kookaburra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kookaburra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kookaburra)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-the-swf-in-flash-player/148738/1 "2005-05-23T05:39:21Z")

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Hi All,  
If we put the line

> \<a href=“D:\ball\ballgame.swf”\>ballgame\</a\>

in html and then click on “ballgame” in the html page, the ballgame.swf opens in the same web browser.  
As I want the ballgame.swf in a separate flash player, what should be done?