# getURL problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-problem/175288>\
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**Created:** [January 13, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-problem/175288 "2006-01-13T04:18:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![fourq2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@fourq2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fourq2)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-problem/175288/1 "2006-01-13T04:18:54Z")

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Howdy Folks:

I’ve got a movie clip that loads in a container clip. This movie has a button with the following code:

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

```

Simple enough, right? Works great when I Ctrl-Enter to test, but as soon as I open it in a browser (tried Opera and IE) nothing happens when I click the button. Tried disabling popup blockers, etc, with no luck.

If the button is in a sub movie clip and not in the main movie do I need to use different syntax?

Thanks!