# Printing and external file

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-and-external-file/224777
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 5, 2007, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-and-external-file/224777 "2007-05-05T12:38:05Z")
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### Author: ![Starpromo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/starpromo/32/120_2.png) [@Starpromo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Starpromo)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2007, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-and-external-file/224777/1 "2007-05-05T12:38:05Z")

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Hey guys just curious if there is any way of making a button that prints an external file (PDF or JPG) from within Flash. So basically i don’t have to put the file in my library but can access it from the print button?