# Open a Windows Window

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-windows-window/47040>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-windows-window/47040 "2021-05-24T14:00:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kghali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@kghali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kghali)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-windows-window/47040/1 "2021-05-24T14:00:35Z")

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Is there a way I can open up a directory on my hard drive from ignition? Just like “open file location”

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**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-windows-window/47040/2 "2021-05-24T14:04:41Z")

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> [@How to use scripting to open a folder](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-scripting-to-open-a-folder/43856/2):
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> system.net.openURL("C:\\Temp\\testing\\") Make sure your gateway has access to the share (in ignition.conf)

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**Author:** ![kghali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@kghali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kghali)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-a-windows-window/47040/3 "2021-05-24T14:10:21Z")

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> [@How to use scripting to open a folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-scripting-to-open-a-folder/43856/2):
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> system.net.openURL("C:\Temp\testing\")

Thanks, it worked!