# getURL on a Movieclip **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [January 15, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352 "2003-01-15T23:08:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LoungeActx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/71c47a/32.png) [@LoungeActx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LoungeActx)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/1 "2003-01-15T23:08:10Z")
How do I use the getURL method to work on a movie clip…here is an .fla file for an example of the type of thing I want to happen… I tried: on (press) { getURL(blah blah [blah.com](http://blah.com)); } But the movieclip wouldn’t play… Here is an .fla from Ultrashock that has the same type of thing I have…if anyone could help me out it would be much appreciatted…thanks! ---
**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:** [January 15, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/2 "2003-01-15T23:35:03Z")
```auto on (rollOver) { //do this } on (rollOut) { //do this } on (release){ getURL("yourFile.html","_self"); } ``` You can change \_self to \_blank to open in a new window. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/3 "2003-01-15T23:56:21Z")
can you show me using that .fla…because I based my code on that…and when i try to do it…every possible way I know…it doesn’t work… ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/4 "2003-01-16T00:36:16Z")
actually, i found a way…thanks for the tip! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/5 "2003-01-16T01:59:26Z")
Glad you found a way 🙂 Even though I don’t see why my way didn’t work, works great for me :-\ ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/6 "2003-01-16T02:18:38Z")
actually, i didn’t find a way…i did a little bit of what you said, because I couldn’t get your way to work either, and i did a little tinkering…and still couldn’t get it…when i did it your way it wouldn’t goto the URL yet, the animation and everything worked… same thing happened after a scrapped it…and rebuilt it another way. i’m almost ready to give up on something soooo simple! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/7 "2003-01-16T02:36:27Z")
Well for one, that .fla you posted up top there… it is in slash syntax… which is Flash 4! I just tested the code on my own movieclip as a button and I got the getURL to work fine. I am trying to whip up a quick .fla for you. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/8 "2003-01-16T02:40:55Z")
Thanks! I’m still trying…I know it is old syntax…i’ve just started learning MX, I learned on Flash 4, and Flash 5. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/9 "2003-01-16T02:48:31Z")
Ok, here is the attachment. Took like 3 seconds to do, so excuse the tackiness 😉 ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/10 "2003-01-16T03:19:02Z")
Ok…i did that…how come this doesn’t work… ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/11 "2003-01-16T03:20:13Z")
well…it works outside of Flash…AHHH!! I hate programming… ---
**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:** [January 16, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-on-a-movieclip/11352/12 "2003-01-16T03:26:33Z")
You have to have contents.html in the same directory as your flash file, otherwise it can’t open what it can’t find in Flash. I just created a lame content.html in notepad and saved it in the same directory, and it works. And you really sure use on(release) I find it to be better for links for some reason.