# navigateToURL - How to use \_self?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigatetourl-how-to-use--self/234034>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 29, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigatetourl-how-to-use--self/234034 "2007-07-29T23:34:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![iceflyin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@iceflyin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceflyin)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigatetourl-how-to-use--self/234034/1 "2007-07-29T23:34:24Z")

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This opens a new window… How do I set it to \_self, or \_top? Do I add it to the url itself?

```auto

    var url:String = "activate.php";
    var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
    request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
    navigateToURL(request);

```