# Run an external program from Flash?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-an-external-program-from-flash/203740>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 13, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-an-external-program-from-flash/203740 "2006-10-13T16:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![viewsonic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@viewsonic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/viewsonic)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-an-external-program-from-flash/203740/1 "2006-10-13T16:49:00Z")

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Hi everybody! Have a question. Is there a way to run an external program (namely Word and Excel) from a flash presentation in \*.exe file? Thanks! 🐇