# Printing .pdf files from flash5 .swf

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**Created:** [January 31, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-pdf-files-from-flash5-swf/12442 "2003-01-31T09:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pnkudva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pnkudva](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pnkudva)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-pdf-files-from-flash5-swf/12442/1 "2003-01-31T09:16:09Z")

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Dear flash Gurus,

Help me! how do i link & print a .pdf file from a .swf created using flash 5? …i’m struggling…

help me fast…!

thanx

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-pdf-files-from-flash5-swf/12442/2 "2003-02-02T17:21:03Z")

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I haven’t tried this, so I’m not sure. But have you tried getURL? Without ever having done it, I’m thinking the pdf extension would launch your document with the adobe reader and the user could print from there.