# \[HELP\] Activating Lightbox 2 from flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-activating-lightbox-2-from-flash/229852>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 20, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-activating-lightbox-2-from-flash/229852 "2007-06-20T17:01:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![kneural](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@kneural](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kneural)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-activating-lightbox-2-from-flash/229852/1 "2007-06-20T17:01:23Z")

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hi guys, im wondering if it is possible to activate lightbox 2 from flash.

As extracted from the Lightbox tutorial, lightbox needs an \<a href\> tag with a rel=“lightbox” attribute to be activated.

e.g.

```auto

<a href="images/image-1.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="my caption">image #1</a>

```

However I dun think it is possible to use getURL(); for this in flash right?

is there a work around for this? what i am aiming to do is have the user click on an image/mc in my flash

e.g.

```auto
my_mc.onRelease = function() { // Activate lightbox from here }; 

```

and have it call the light box up.

thanks a million in advance for anyone who is willing to help…