# getURL with loaded external swfs

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-with-loaded-external-swfs/302929
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 10, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-with-loaded-external-swfs/302929 "2010-01-10T14:48:41Z")
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### Author: ![theblindfrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@theblindfrog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theblindfrog)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-with-loaded-external-swfs/302929/1 "2010-01-10T14:48:41Z")

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Hi All.

I have a swf (a.swf), which loads another swf (b.swf) into it.

b.swf then has a getURL call in it.

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

```

a.swf is being viewed in a webpage, and will only ever be run locally.  
I’ve tested this on Chrome, Firefox and Safari. No dice

Everything tells me this should work. But it doesn’t.  
I’m really stuck and this is driving me bananas

Thanks  
Alex