# Button linking to .swf files...?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 16, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227 "2002-11-16T05:56:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@blah\_de\_blah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blah_de_blah)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227/1 "2002-11-16T05:56:45Z")
does anyone know hwo to create a button, which can link to other .swf files? i think this is the problem why the full flash site i am creating can’t have any navigating in it…thx for your help…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227/2 "2002-11-16T06:00:54Z")
Are you loading the .swf files in, or are you going to the .swf file?
If you are going to it, yes you can, but I highly recommend embedding your .swf file into an html page and linking to the html page.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227/3 "2002-11-16T06:10:35Z")
i’m pretty sure i am ‘going to’ and not loading in. i’ve just noticed that i can create buttons in flash 5 but they dont’ seem to work in flash mx are they created differently? thx for your help btw
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227/4 "2002-11-16T06:12:41Z")
You can create buttons in both Flash 5 and Flash MX the same way.
If you are going to something then just use a getURL.
```auto
on (release) {
getURL("file.swf","_self");
}
```
Something like that.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227/5 "2002-11-16T06:30:49Z")
do you know how kirupa made his buttons for this tutorial…?
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/full\_site.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/full_site.asp)
cause thats sorta what i’m following except it doestn’ work very well…thx
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-linking-to-swf-files/8227/6 "2002-11-16T06:38:30Z")
He tells you on page 2 of that tutorial.
It uses loadMovie.