# "\_self" not working

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-self-not-working/256506
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-self-not-working/256506 "2008-04-03T17:45:45Z")
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### Author: ![nebulla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@nebulla](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nebulla)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-self-not-working/256506/1 "2008-04-03T17:45:45Z")

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Hello,  
I am new to flash. I have been making some linking banners and have run into a problem. The code i have been using works fine:

on (release) {

```
//Goto Webpage Behavior
getURL("http://www.example.com","_blank");
//End Behavior

```

}

But when i modify it to open in the same page it looses all functionality:

on (release) {

```
//Goto Webpage Behavior
getURL("http://www.example.com","_self");
//End Behavior

```

}

When this code is used the link doesn’t work.  
Please Help  
Thanks

-Nebulla