# Email hyperlink **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 27, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901 "2003-05-27T20:35:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![felipegm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901/1 "2003-05-27T20:35:33Z")
Hi I used the tutorial to do a link to my email, but it doesn´t work. I´m using Flash MX, and code is: on (release) { getURL(“mailto: [felipe.marquardt@terra.com](mailto:felipe.marquardt@terra.com)”, “\_self”); } thanks ---
**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:** [May 27, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901/2 "2003-05-27T20:46:52Z")
Quick and simple: on (release) { getURL("mailto:felipe.marquardt@terra.com", “\_self”); } 1 space makes all the difference. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901/3 "2003-05-27T20:49:11Z")
I tried that and nothing. It´s strange I´ve tried a lot of ways but I can´t make it work. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901/4 "2003-05-27T20:52:34Z")
mailto: links only work if you have a default mail program set in your browser settings (usually Outlook Express in IE) Thats the only thing I can think of is why it wouldn’t work, because it does work. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901/5 "2003-05-27T20:53:17Z")
it worked for me getURL("mailto:me@myHome.com"); without \_self ---
**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:** [May 27, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901/6 "2003-05-27T20:56:38Z")
maybe it´s a stupid question… this links works only on the web, or I can try it on the windows projector (.EXE)? Maybe this is the point… ---
**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:** [May 27, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-hyperlink/21901/7 "2003-05-27T20:56:47Z")
It works with or without \_self there. Ive tested that a while ago and it worked for me.