# Button + going to an url = easy?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-going-to-an-url-easy/9132>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 5, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-going-to-an-url-easy/9132 "2002-12-05T15:26:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![wouter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@wouter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wouter)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-going-to-an-url-easy/9132/1 "2002-12-05T15:26:29Z")

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Hey,

this is probably an easy want, i just want a button. and when i click on it i want to go to an url.  
I know how to make a button, and i can insert an action what i have now is:

on (release) {  
getURL(“[http://www.google.com](http://www.google.com)”, “\_blank”);  
}

but it doenst work yet, what do i have to add to make this work??  
thanks, Wouter

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-going-to-an-url-easy/9132/2 "2002-12-05T15:30:56Z")

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wouter,  
this should help: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/hyperlink.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/hyperlink.asp)