# Flash MX Question for linking URLs
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 8, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834 "2003-01-08T02:37:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@DaveA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DaveA)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/1 "2003-01-08T02:37:14Z")
Value= “/about\_us.htm”
…One of my links is a dynamic drop down menu , how can I open this URL in the same browser window?
Right now the link works fine but always in a new browser.
Thanks in advance if you help
Dave
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/2 "2003-01-08T02:47:09Z")
getURL(“file.html”, “\_self”)
It usually defaults to load in itself though. If you are testing inside Flash itself (preview movie) then of course it will open in a new window, because Flash isn’t a browser, so it has to open your browser. Try publishing your movie to an html file and testing it that way.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/3 "2003-01-08T05:22:08Z")
Here is my messsage again…
Thanks! I did test in a browser dozens of times, each with a slight variation in the code for testing. I wish I could paste a sample of the code but the file is at work. Let me say that the flash frame that contains all the URL’s has 3 seperate references.
1 the text name of each item in the main menu selection
2 the text names of each sub menu beneath the main (appears when 1 main menu item is clicked)
3 the url’s that each sub menu points to.
The url section appear as:
Link(0) = “/about\_us”;
Link(1) = “http://www.tech\_example.com”;
Link(2) = “/our\_offerings”;
…an so on. Will your proposed “get” comand work in this type of string? If so, where would it go? I have Flash MX here at home but I cannot simulate the file easily. Can you still help?
Thanks a Mil,
Dave
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/4 "2003-01-08T05:31:09Z")
Ok, wouldn’t it be
link[0]
link[1]
link[2]
??? Since they are stored in arrays (it seems like your saying)
If so, then on the button you are using to launch the URL it would go like this…
```auto
on (release){
getURL(_root.link[1], "_self");
}
```
That way your getURL command (the one that calls links in Flash) will take the URL from your array link[1] and open it in the same browser window.
Does that help any?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/5 "2003-01-08T08:17:26Z")
Your are correct with the …
link[0]
link[1]
link[2]
… sequence. I was tying to remember what it looked like. The code you provided looks right on and I think I will be in better shape. The only thing that puzzles me is that there really isn’t a physical button, everything is dynamic and referred to by it’s “link” location #. Should I be looking for something that serves a button?
I’m still learning but I think that the current script for the menu item automatically points down to the corresponding link # and is expecting to see something that follows the "link[X] = " command like a URL. If I’m way off let me know. I hope you are on tomorrow so I can send you actual code and replace my nonsense withsomething real. You’ve been great!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/6 "2003-01-08T08:20:43Z")
Well then what do you press on to go to a location?
There has to be a button of some sort to press on to go to a location. The only way I know of inside flash to change the browser location is the getURL command.
And unfortunately I will not be on tomorrow. I will be on earlier in the day, but not for the latter half ☹
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/7 "2003-01-08T19:27:21Z")
I’m sure your are right and I am just a Padowan Learner. Hopefully you will be on soon. I am going to attach the file that I mentioned, please let me know what you think.
Dave
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/8 "2003-01-08T19:39:09Z")
Yeah, that was easy. Your getURL is set to \_blank, it should be set to \_self.
Here is how to find it. On your stage you have the orange rectangle movie clip. Double click that to open it for editing. Inside that you have a button and a text field. Right click on the orange part (which is your button) and choose “Actions” to open the actions panel. In there you will see a getURL action at and the end it says “\_BLANK”, and you will want to change that to “\_self” and then it works great 🙂
Ok… now I have to ask, where did you get this menu? I love it!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/9 "2003-01-08T20:02:34Z")
Thanks!!! I can’t wait to make the change. I believe I found it on [Flashkit.com](http://Flashkit.com) (lost’s of cool stuff). I either go there or Kirupa. I think my criteria on the search was Flash MX, with either dropdown or pulldown in the keyword. I have customized the menu just a bit, but it can get messy fast. This is all I have on the author, maybe it is based in Italy:
//
// Copyright© 2002 FALCAO.
// [alessandroministeri@libero.it](mailto:alessandroministeri@libero.it)
//
// Please contact me if you use this menù, i will add a link to
// U on my website in future!
//
// ist’s all that i want…
//
// CUSTOMIZE THIS PAGE ONLY and HAVE FUN!!!
//
// LABEL OF SECTION
Thanks again LostinBeta, I’ll see if I can send you a link when I get this corporate site up. My site (fairly basic - no scripting yet) is [www.creativedetailer.com](http://www.creativedetailer.com).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-question-for-linking-urls/10834/10 "2003-01-08T20:04:59Z")
No problem man. Thanks for that info too 🙂