# Launch ftp in windows explorer?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-ftp-in-windows-explorer/7527>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 6, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-ftp-in-windows-explorer/7527 "2013-11-06T18:15:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-ftp-in-windows-explorer/7527/1 "2013-11-06T18:15:18Z")

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I am trying to launch an ftp server in windows explorer from ignition.  
the following works from the computers command line:  
“explorer.exe ftp://login@ipaddress”

I have tried the same command from the .openURL() function but does not work.  
I can open just explorer by using:  
system.net.openURL(“explorer.exe”)

but as soon as it try to add anything additional like the ftp information, or even a folder, it fails.

Thanks for any help.  
Scott

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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-ftp-in-windows-explorer/7527/2 "2013-11-06T18:27:20Z")

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does this function work?

system.util.execute(commands)

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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launch-ftp-in-windows-explorer/7527/3 "2013-11-06T19:02:27Z")

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yes, it sure does!

Thanks a bunch!