# getURL not loading anything

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-not-loading-anything/87037
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 18, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-not-loading-anything/87037 "2005-04-18T01:17:40Z")
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### Author: ![hammy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@hammy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hammy)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-not-loading-anything/87037/1 "2005-04-18T01:17:40Z")

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So I have this:

> 

on (release) {  
getURL (“[http://www.site.com](http://www.site.com)”, “\_blank”);  
}

as an action on the button itself, yet when you click absolutely nothing happens. I have tried many things, but it just doesn’t give. Any ideas?