How To Launch An Executable With Flash?
I'm using fscommand to try to pull this off. Here is the code I'm using on a button to launch the executable:
on (release) {
fscommand("exec","Viewer.exe");
}
If the flash SWF is in the same folder with the "Viewer.exe" (on the same level), it ought to launch - right? I tried using a path to the file first, but couldn't get the exe to launch (I have a feeling the path may not have been complete). I s this a better way around using a path to launch it?
Thanks for any help!
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Posted on: 09-09-2004, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by majetta
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