# Hyperlink button in animation

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 9, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804 "2001-09-09T16:40:03Z")\
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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 9, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804/1 "2001-09-09T16:40:03Z")

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I am new to Flash. I am using Flash 5. I would like to link my next page, when button is clicked. I have tried using action script, getURL method, it did not work.

Any help would be appreciated. I have my presentation within few days.

Please Help

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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 9, 2001, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804/2 "2001-09-09T18:30:55Z")

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post your code

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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 9, 2001, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804/3 "2001-09-09T18:48:41Z")

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Hey umee,  
Did you make your symbol a button. If it is a graphic or a movie clip, you won’t get the hyperlink to work when clicked. Select your symbol and look in your Instance pane to see whether it is a graphic/button/movie clip.

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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 9, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804/4 "2001-09-09T22:37:26Z")

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In the instance palette, it shows as button. From this button, how do I link to another html page, which also contains a swf file. I try to use action script getURL to the button. It did not work.

Should I use image map or something. Please help me.

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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 9, 2001, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804/5 "2001-09-09T22:49:42Z")

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Hey umee,  
Try this URL and tell me if you are able to see where you may have made a mistake: [www.kirupa.com/developer/…onlink.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/buttonlink.asp)

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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 10, 2001, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804/6 "2001-09-10T14:16:58Z")

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Thanx Kirupa.

I was giving the action script in timeline instead of selecting the button and right mouse =\> mouseevents=\>getURL.

Now its working.

Thanx again.

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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, 2001, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-button-in-animation/3804/7 "2001-09-11T09:27:28Z")

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This accounts for 30% of error in most beginner projects. Now with Flash 5.0, we can add script to movie clips now too, which just leaves another place to loose script.

Good luck. 🙂