# System.file.openFile Perspective

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-perspective/41388>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [December 10, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-perspective/41388 "2020-12-10T14:44:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oisin.gribben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9d8465/32.png) [@oisin.gribben](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oisin.gribben)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-perspective/41388/1 "2020-12-10T14:44:45Z")

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Hi,

Is there an alternative for system.file.openFile in perspective?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-perspective/41388/2 "2020-12-10T14:46:14Z")

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The [File Upload Component](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+File+Upload).