Actionscript & External Links - HELP!

Hi “Flashers”,

I’m beginning to think I picked the wrong movie to learn and practice Flash MX 2004. However, I’m trying to stick with it :h: .

I have a button symbol that I want to open up a text box and also an external link when it is clicked. I dragged the button to the stage and added the following action:

ActionScript:


on (release) {
getURL(mypage.html,_blank);
}


When I tested the movie it returned the following:

Error Scene=main, layer=btns, frame=1:Line 1: Mouse events are permitted only for button instances
on (release) {

Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1

Can someone tell me why I am receiving this error and how I can correct it?

I am also searching for a tutorial that can tell me how to add a thumbnail photo to a text box that will open an external html page when the photo is clicked.

I am trying to do as much as I can while I have the MX trial before I actually decide on buying it. Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Foxy:h: :h: