Open a PDF file from Flash

Published on January 6, 2004

//open in a new window getURL("http://www.mywebsite.com/mypdf.pdf","_blank");


//open in the same window

getURL("http://www.mywebsite.com/mypdf.pdf","_top");
//open in a frame

getURL("http://www.mywebsite.com/mypdf.pdf","_frameName");

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5 thoughts on “Open a PDF file from Flash”

Susanna says:

July 19, 2007 at 6:41 am

What if the PDFs arent on the internet?
Helmut says:

July 24, 2007 at 9:21 am

Do you mean a CD?
WinkWink says:

August 17, 2007 at 1:06 pm

I am interested on linking to a PDF on a CD as well.
Jocelyn says:

March 10, 2009 at 10:25 am

open pdf from flash cd-rom?? geturl works on pc, but on mac (projector), has to open through web browser (which is fine) but it says it cant find the file… the path is correct in the .fla. whats the deal?? thanks!
eee says:

March 23, 2009 at 9:11 am

U can use getURL(“C:/myfolder/myfile.pdf”) and it will work. U can replace the C with F or G depending on the letter of your CD-ROM.

My own problem:

my client doesn’t want the pdf file to open in a browswer. Using the getURL opens the pdf file in a browser. Is there no neater way??

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