# Running exe files?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792>\
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**Created:** [June 8, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792 "2003-06-08T23:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![adham\_a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@adham\_a](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adham_a)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792/1 "2003-06-08T23:09:15Z")

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Hello all,

Can i run exe files from flash. Since i have some shockwave animation and since their mov compression is too large i need to know if i can run the shock wave from flash or as an alternative solution make a projecter (.exe file) and run that from flash.

thank you

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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:** [June 8, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792/2 "2003-06-08T23:42:12Z")

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[SIZE=4]SEARCH THE FORUMS![/SIZE]

🙂 this has been asked a cagillion times.

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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:** [June 9, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792/3 "2003-06-09T01:19:01Z")

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Yes you can, run a search on fscommand.

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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:** [June 9, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792/4 "2003-06-09T01:27:32Z")

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thanks for the reply i did some search and found that getURL can launch an HTML fiel so i published the shockwave file and used that command to launch the shockwave from flash.

the problem now is that when i am trying the flash file using the getURL command their is no response it is giving no errors and the HTML file is not openning here is the code i associated with the button i am using:

[AS]

on (release) {  
trace(“SDF”);  
getURL("…/FLASH FILES/ANIM/htmlpage.html","\_blank");  
}

[/AS]

my swf file is found in the flash files directory and i tried this relative linking style in previous movies for loading purposes and it worked properly.

can anyone find what is wrong now.

Thanks

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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:** [June 9, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792/5 "2003-06-09T01:31:19Z")

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Try putting your flash file in the same folder as the html page you’re trying to call and adjust your script to this:[AS]on (release) {  
trace(“SDF”);  
getURL(“htmlpage.html”,"\_blank");  
}  
[/AS]

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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:** [June 9, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-exe-files/22792/6 "2003-06-09T01:34:16Z")

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still nothing happening is it a common problem or i am the first to have this one