# Links In flash? - Please help
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 18, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795 "2002-12-18T19:55:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Alex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/1 "2002-12-18T19:55:41Z")
i am trying to make a ‘links’ section on my site. i tried to make buttons but it is not working the way i want. i colored the buttons and when i test movie its gray?
thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/2 "2002-12-18T20:16:02Z")
Can you post an example .fla file?
Flash doesn’t usually change the color of an object unless you tell it to :-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/3 "2002-12-18T20:22:07Z")
i cant put the file up becaus its on my site
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/4 "2002-12-18T20:23:21Z")
on (release) {
getURL(“site here”, \_blank);
// The http:// Part is the url of your website
// The blank part is the window type do you want to open it in a new window basically is what it mean
}
{
this is what i have
another thing is when i go to click on the link it doesnt work?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/5 "2002-12-18T20:30:46Z")
I think \_blank has to be encased in quotes… like this…
```auto
on (release){
getURL("yourFile.html", "_blank");
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/6 "2002-12-18T20:33:00Z")
ok i will try that…
thanks for your help
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/7 "2002-12-18T20:51:50Z")
its saying something about exporting the buttons. im confused:(
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/8 "2002-12-18T20:53:13Z")
Copy and paste the error message you are recieving in a post. Maybe I can see whats wrong though that.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/9 "2002-12-18T20:57:45Z")
ok
This movie uses features that are not supported in flash 5
but in the output box it was saying something about exporting but when ever i tried to copy and paste it wouldnt work and by the time it stoped loading the out put box changed to something else
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/10 "2002-12-18T21:02:40Z")
Ok I think I know the problem.
Go to File/Publish Settings.
I think there is a tab that says “Flash”
And a drop down menu that says “Version”
It will probably say Flash 5, change it to Flash 6, then save your file.
You are using code that isn’t supported with Flash 5, but Flash is reading that you want to export your file as Flash 5, so it won’t let you use the MX code.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/11 "2002-12-18T21:03:43Z")
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dammit!! give us a chance to answer lost 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/12 "2002-12-18T21:06:08Z")
that worked!!! thanks sooo much for your help:)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/13 "2002-12-18T21:08:53Z")
No problem.
Sorry Kax ☹
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/14 "2002-12-18T21:11:16Z")
it’s ok …
[size=1]I’ll beat you next time :bad:[/size]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2002, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-in-flash-please-help/9795/15 "2002-12-18T21:14:27Z")
:evil: