# getURL('', '\_blank') not working in Firefox?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl--blank-not-working-in-firefox/128901
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**Created:** [November 17, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl--blank-not-working-in-firefox/128901 "2004-11-17T13:53:43Z")
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### Author: ![Flashmatazz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/flashmatazz/32/140_2.png) [@Flashmatazz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flashmatazz)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl--blank-not-working-in-firefox/128901/1 "2004-11-17T13:53:43Z")

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Hi,

I’m encountering a problem with the getURL function.  
When I have a button with the following AS

```auto

on(release) {
	getURL("http://www.google.com", "_blank");
}

```

and test it within Firefox (0.9.2) then it loads within the same tab which isn’t what I want obviously. In IE it loads a new window without problems. This used to work but I after reinstalling winXP with SP2 it doesn’t work anymore ☹

Any ideas?