Opening files through Flash

[jocoutts]

Is it possible to open files other than html and swf through a flash movie?
I am using Flash at the moment to produce an exe. file, and I need to link the user to pdf and word documents on the CD ROM? Is this possible?
Thank you

 

[oldnewbie]

These seem to all work!

fscommand ("exec", "notepad"+chr(9)+"scrolltext.txt"
Will open scrolltext.txt in the same folder as the projector, with notepad (skip the .exe), if notepad is in the c:/windows folder.

fscommand ("exec", "d:/carmen/fish"
Will open fish.exe (another projector .swf).

fscommand ("exec", "D:/Flash/Flashtextfiles/notepad"
Will open a copy of notepad.exe in D:/Flash/Flashtextfiles.

fscommand ("exec", "write"+chr(9)+"d:/carmen/CvF.rtf"
Will open CvF.rtf, with write.exe also situated in the c:/windows folder.

fscommand ("exec", "D:/Flash/Flashtextfiles/notepad"+chr(9)+"D:/Flash/Flashtextfiles/scrolltext.txt"
Will open...

A problem both in the acrobat reader and word, prevent me from trying it out, but they should work in a similar manner, at least on a PC.

If the above don't work, you can allways try the following would should work but first opens an annoying dos windows (for a few seconds!), before opening the application:

fscommand ("exec", "start"+chr(9)+"scrolltext.txt"
Will open scrolltext.txt in it's default program.

Regards,