# Calling javascript **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 7, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-javascript/243479 "2007-11-07T14:48:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![sketchie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sketchie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sketchie)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-javascript/243479/1 "2007-11-07T14:48:22Z")

Hi all, I’m in need of a little help… I’ve written this little javascript: ```auto ``` Simply what this code does; it makes all divs invisible. So when I use click, the div Barkie 1 appears correctly. Now my problem is that I want my swf to be calling the javascript. In flash 8 I made a button called launchScript and on frame 1 I put this Actionscript: ```auto launchScript.onRelease = function() { getURL("javascript:showBarkie('barkie1')"); } ``` When I click the button in my browser, nothing happens. Also I’ve tried doing it with on(release) … directly on the button, but here also nothing happens. I did check google on this and so far I’ve found stuff about ExternalCall or something, but I’m 100% sure That calling a javascript from a swf does work with a ‘basic’ getUrl. Someone here who could help me with this?