# Flash links in firefox

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-links-in-firefox/62799>\
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**Created:** [August 31, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-links-in-firefox/62799 "2004-08-31T11:54:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![niixxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/13edae/32.png) [@niixxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/niixxx)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-links-in-firefox/62799/1 "2004-08-31T11:54:15Z")

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hey, can somebody help me out! i have a flash movie and in it buttons that link to local files, like jpg’s and stuff. I use this code in the frame:

button.onRelease = function(){  
getURL(“picture.jpg”, “\_blank”)  
}

which works fine in IE but doesn’t in firefox… In firefox it opens a new window and then loads [www.bloomberg.com](http://www.bloomberg.com) of all things!!! why the hell does this happen? very frustrating!

anybody got an answer??

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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:** [August 31, 2004, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-links-in-firefox/62799/2 "2004-08-31T12:13:50Z")

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Works fine in FireFox for me…have you run anti-spyware software recently?

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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:** [August 31, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-links-in-firefox/62799/3 "2004-08-31T12:59:26Z")

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no i don’t… it does it with everything. even when i link to a .doc to open or save it goes to that same bloomberg page!!!

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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:** [August 31, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-links-in-firefox/62799/4 "2004-08-31T13:32:43Z")

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anybody??

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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:** [August 31, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-links-in-firefox/62799/5 "2004-08-31T19:33:02Z")

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I would agree with newhopekenny, if your code is correct in flash, the problem must be happening outside of flash. Try it in Mozilla or Netscape. Try creating a new flash document and insert that same actionscript on a generic button, see if it happens there too.