# I need a GetURL whiz

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-a-geturl-whiz/119180>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 12, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-a-geturl-whiz/119180 "2004-08-12T04:37:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pantherrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@pantherrun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pantherrun)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-a-geturl-whiz/119180/1 "2004-08-12T04:37:09Z")

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Hey out there;  
Here’s my problem - in my movie i have a spot where you can trigger a geturl (set to blank). So image my surprise when i closed the window and my movie just sat there - it didn’t pick up where it left off. Stupid me, i just assume a geturl would create a natural pause in the movie and then when you closed the window, the movie would pick up where it left off.  
So okay, can anyone tell me how i set this up - when the reader closes out the window that my ‘geturl’ triggered, how do i make my movie continue on as if nothing happened?

thanks  
Hoss

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-a-geturl-whiz/119180/2 "2004-08-12T15:33:12Z")

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you could just add a Reactivate button that becomes visible when the getURL button is released.  
so your AS for the getURL button would be:  
on(release){  
getURL(“[http://www.something.com](http://www.something.com)”, “\_blank”);  
reactivatebutton.\_visible=true;  
\_root.stop();  
}

and then the reactivate button would have reactivatebutton as it’s instance name and AS:  
on(release){  
nextFrame();  
this.\_visible=false;  
}

so that it disappears and starts playing the next frame of your movie.