# \[CS3, AS2\] getURL (Variable); is this possible?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 17, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-geturl-variable-is-this-possible/282096 "2009-02-17T16:36:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-geturl-variable-is-this-possible/282096/1 "2009-02-17T16:36:13Z")

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I’m having variable troubles again. I’m trying to create a project that can have it’s links updated from an external txt file.

I can load the txt and trace it’s contents, but I can’t seem to get my “getURL” action to work. Is there any trick to using a variable as a url?

Thanks.