# Printing a PDF from Flash 5
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-a-pdf-from-flash-5/38301
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 20, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-a-pdf-from-flash-5/38301 "2003-12-20T23:18:33Z")
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### Author:  [@the\_chad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/the_chad)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-a-pdf-from-flash-5/38301/1 "2003-12-20T23:18:33Z")
Hi there,
Can someone please tell me how to print a PDF from Flash 5?
I have created the PDF and uploaded it to the server and created a PRINT button in my flash movie, but still cannot work out what actionscripting I need to put on the button to make the PDF print out.
Please help!
Thank you in advance.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-a-pdf-from-flash-5/38301/2 "2003-12-21T01:42:29Z")
You should just point the user to the pdf instead of telling flash to print it. It wouldn’t work anyway. what you are trying to do is like telling a cow to punch itself in the nose and milk it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-a-pdf-from-flash-5/38301/3 "2003-12-21T02:19:23Z")
you can even show pdf’s in flash, therefor you can’t possibly print it, or triger the printer.