# Listbox-getURL

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-geturl/196524>\
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**Created:** [August 9, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-geturl/196524 "2006-08-09T04:08:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-geturl/196524/1 "2006-08-09T04:08:43Z")

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Does anyone know how to modify this code which is used with a listbox, so the getURL only gets the absolute url “[http://www.whatever.com](http://www.whatever.com)” The current code adds a path to the files on your hard drive where the swf is located,

(please see attachment for error)

code…

Originally Posted by surya\_mayekar  
drag a List component on stage give it instance name my\_list

and on actionscript layer put this script

//var my\_list:mx.controls.List;  
my\_list.addItem({data:‘http//:www.adobe.com’, label:‘Flash’});  
my\_list.addItem({data:‘http//:www.adobe.com’, label:‘Dreanweaver’});  
my\_list.addItem({data:‘http//:www.adobe.com’, label:‘ColdFusion’});  
// Create listener object.  
var listListener:Object = new Object();  
listListener.change = function(evt\_obj:Object) {  
getURL(evt\_obj.target.value, \_blank);  
};  
// Add listener.  
my\_list.addEventListener(“change”, listListener);