# PDF File open
**URL:** https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/pdf-file-open/10517
**Category:** Developers Forum
**Created:** [January 16, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/pdf-file-open/10517 "2006-01-16T20:07:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@hoed](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/hoed)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/pdf-file-open/10517/1 "2006-01-16T20:07:12Z")
Hello, i want to open an external PDF-File from another server. I thought to try the HYPERLINK(filepath) code, but this doesn´t work if the filepath is in UNC (filepath := ‘\server1\pdf\file1.pdf’) Is there any other solution to open an external pdf-file ? Thanks
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### Author:  [@tinoruijs](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/tinoruijs)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/pdf-file-open/10517/2 "2006-01-16T20:42:51Z")
Maybe it works if you define a driveletter X which directs to \server1\pdf\ and use: (filepath := ‘X:\file1.pdf’)
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### Author:  [@thomasbrodkorb](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/thomasbrodkorb)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/pdf-file-open/10517/3 "2006-01-16T21:15:00Z")
Use the WSH instead to run the file. or use : “file://\server1\pdf\file1.pdf” for the hyperlink
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### Author:  [@hoed](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/hoed)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/pdf-file-open/10517/4 "2006-01-17T22:17:16Z")
Thanks ! It works with “File:” without any problem.
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### Author:  [@thomasbrodkorb](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/thomasbrodkorb)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/pdf-file-open/10517/5 "2006-01-17T23:13:27Z")
Yes, it always helps to tell the Browser what protocol to use to retrieve a file: HTTP,FTP or even FILE