# How do I put an email link in an SWF?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-put-an-email-link-in-an-swf/5423>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 11, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-put-an-email-link-in-an-swf/5423 "2002-09-11T01:27:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![toadclipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@toadclipper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/toadclipper)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-put-an-email-link-in-an-swf/5423/1 "2002-09-11T01:27:06Z")

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as with html A HREF=“mailto: XXX”\>[XXX@XXXX.com](mailto:XXX@XXXX.com)\</A  
but how can i do this from within an swf movie?

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**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:** [September 11, 2002, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-put-an-email-link-in-an-swf/5423/2 "2002-09-11T01:38:31Z")

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um under the actions for the button do

```php

on(press){
getURL("mailto:god@heaven.com");
}

```

if that doesn’t work then…well its not going to work…

Oh and replace [god@heaven.com](mailto:god@heaven.com) with ur email adress 🙂

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**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:** [September 11, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-put-an-email-link-in-an-swf/5423/3 "2002-09-11T01:41:07Z")

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let you know if it works:)