# GetURL, New Browser Window, PDF Problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-new-browser-window-pdf-problem/213192>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 17, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-new-browser-window-pdf-problem/213192 "2007-01-17T16:39:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![AdamSchroeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@AdamSchroeder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AdamSchroeder)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-new-browser-window-pdf-problem/213192/1 "2007-01-17T16:39:55Z")

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Has anyone had any problems with getting a PDF file to open in new browser window from Flash?

For example:

```auto
getURL("test.pdf","_blank");

```

I have a client using IE7 on XP that says they see a brief popup that disappears before it is rendered. No error message is received.

She is able to open a PDF from a plain html page

```auto
<a href="test.pdf" target="_blank">link</a>

```

Any ideas?

Should I try converting getURL’s to javascript calls?