# Mailto botton

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 5, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708 "2003-08-05T20:25:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![felipegm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708/1 "2003-08-05T20:25:48Z")

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hi

I´ve read the tutorial on how to make a mailto botton, but probrably I´m forgetting to do something. My botton do not work.  
I´m using flash MX. this the as i´m using.

on (release) {  
getURL(“mailto: [felipe.marquardt@terra.com.br](mailto:felipe.marquardt@terra.com.br)”, “\_self”);  
}

May the problem be on the host?

thanks

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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:** [August 5, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708/2 "2003-08-05T20:28:27Z")

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well basically if u want to link in html ( **i know u dont** ) u would use:

\< a href = " ur email " \> with out the gaps

as for flash i look over ur code problem i see is u have a gap before the mailto: and ur email address… try changin that??? might work i dunno.

no problem with the host tho, this has nuttin to do with ur host …

Try the below code:  
\*\*  
on (release) {  
getURL(“[mailto:felipe.marquardt@terra.com.br](mailto:felipe.marquardt@terra.com.br)”, “\_self”);  
}

\*\*

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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:** [August 5, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708/3 "2003-08-05T20:28:37Z")

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should work…

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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:** [August 5, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708/4 "2003-08-05T21:35:55Z")

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if u use my code it may work … thats all i can tink of

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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:** [August 6, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708/5 "2003-08-06T01:06:59Z")

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Of course the geturl + mailto: [whatever@whatever.com](mailto:whatever@whatever.com) thingy works…just gotta test it in a browser. Remember, a lotta things might not work until you test it online.

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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:** [August 6, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-botton/27708/6 "2003-08-06T01:27:36Z")

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mailto works. check my site if you don’t believe me.