# URGENT help with .exe files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-with-exe-files/146428>\
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**Created:** [May 1, 2005, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-with-exe-files/146428 "2005-05-01T08:16:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phantom\_Lord1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@Phantom\_Lord1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phantom_Lord1)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-with-exe-files/146428/1 "2005-05-01T08:16:43Z")

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Hi!!!  
I’m a newbie to ActionScript,and I was wondering …if someone could tell me a syntax for a button that can run an external program.  
(how to specify the path,and how to tell it to run the exe file on release)  
Thanks in advance!  
ps IT’S REALLY URGENT!!!