Opening external files

Hello, im starting in flash, and i want to open external
files with buttons, for a cd menu that i'm creating. I have created
an fscommand folder and a launcher.bat that execute the file that i
want when i press the button. But what i really want is to execut a
file whatever it name is. For example i want to execute a .pdf file
whitout calling it by the name to give me the chance to use de cd
menu with various cds. Can anyoune help me with the code to the
launcher.bat file? I have tryed start *.pdf but it didn't work.
Thank you.

does it have to be through a url, can't it be trough a path,
like C:\file.rar or something like that? it's because the computer
where i'm going to do the presentation does not have internet, so
that way won't help me much

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