# Opening A File

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/opening-a-file/24739>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 5, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/opening-a-file/24739 "2015-06-05T22:03:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Federico\_Jos\_D\_Andre](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b782af/32.png) [@Federico\_Jos\_D\_Andre](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Federico_Jos_D_Andre)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/opening-a-file/24739/1 "2015-06-05T22:03:48Z")

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Hello, i need to open a file with a Path like for example “/Users/User1/Pictures/File.png”, i try with

` dim f as FolderItem
  f = GetFolderItem("/Users/User1/Pictures/File.png")
  f.Launch`

this didn’t work. Any Help? Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/tim_parnell/32/161_2.png) [@Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Tim_Parnell)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/opening-a-file/24739/2 "2015-06-05T22:18:00Z")

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[Here’s the documentation on ListBox.Cell](http://documentation.xojo.com/index.php/ListBox.Cell)  
[And here’s GetFolderItem](http://documentation.xojo.com/index.php/GetFolderItem)

And finally, [The Xojo User Guide](http://documentation.xojo.com/index.php/User_Guide)

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**Author:** ![Federico\_Jos\_D\_Andre](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b782af/32.png) [@Federico\_Jos\_D\_Andre](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Federico_Jos_D_Andre)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/opening-a-file/24739/3 "2015-06-05T22:25:02Z")

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Thanks! Its Works!

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/opening-a-file/24739/4 "2020-10-29T17:47:26Z")

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