# Newbie Simple question don\`t laugh

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**Created:** [December 5, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153 "2002-12-05T22:10:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![tarakwar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tarakwar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tarakwar)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/1 "2002-12-05T22:10:18Z")

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:q: I have a flash intro page with logo and when the movie is done (just the name and logo spinning and then it says click below to enter site) I add a button to click so it will redirect to my home page but I cant get the button to do anything, I am not sure what command to put on the button I tried on (press} getURL(X.X.X Home Site default.htm);  
{ and nothing happens when I publish site and go to dreamweaver mx and preview it page works but when I click on button nothing happens? what should be the correct commands?  
or also i wanted to make the page just go to my site after 4 seconds at end of movie without a button?  
any help at all will be greatly appreciated thank you

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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:** [December 5, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/2 "2002-12-05T22:16:16Z")

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right click on your button, and then choose on (release) and then choose getURL. after putting in your URL, choose \_self, \_parent, or \_blank, to open the page in the same window, a parent window, or a blank window respectively.

at the end of your movie, add a getURL command without the on command. That way, it happens automatically.

for an example on how this works, visit [http://www.dellortos.com](http://www.dellortos.com)

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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:** [December 5, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/3 "2002-12-05T22:59:29Z")

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put this on your button

on (release) {  
getURL (“[www.yahoo.com](http://www.yahoo.com)”, " \_blank");  
}

replace yahoo with your url. I dont think you can put paths in it. But this way works

forgot the quotes 🙂

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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:** [December 5, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/4 "2002-12-05T23:08:54Z")

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I tried adding it to end and nothing, it is saved in same folder as home page but still won`t open page it just goes to end and nothing …hers what i have \<HTML\>  
\<HEAD\>  
\<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content=“text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1”\>  
\<TITLE\>finaltweendot1\</TITLE\>  
\</HEAD\>  
\<BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF"\>  
\<!-- URL’s used in the movie–\>  
\<!-- text used in the movie–\>  
\<!----\>\<OBJECT classid=“clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000”  
codebase=“[http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0](http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0)”  
WIDTH=“550” HEIGHT=“400” id=“finaltweendot1” ALIGN=""\>  
\<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=“finaltweendot1.swf”\> \<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high\> \<PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF\> \<EMBED src=“finaltweendot1.swf” quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH=“550” HEIGHT=“400” NAME=“finaltweendot1” ALIGN=""  
TYPE=“application/x-shockwave-flash” PLUGINSPAGE=“[http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer](http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer)”\>\</EMBED\>  
\</OBJECT\>  
\</BODY\>  
\</HTML\>  
Not sure how to get the code from flash -of the movie?so i can show u it. all it does it rotates cw(the company logo and then at end of movie it says welcome and thats all i have i dont know how to get it to wait 4 seconds then transfer to home page am i writting the the url wrong getURL(X.X.home site.htm);this is saved in same folder as the flash movie so it should be able to call it ?,but it wont?

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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:** [December 5, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/5 "2002-12-05T23:15:03Z")

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Make sure you are not putting the action on the frame…But are putting it on the button. You must have the quotes. Use the url and not the path. ie see my above post. If you put it in like that (on the button) it should work. Post your .fla file and I will fix it for u if you like

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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:** [December 5, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/6 "2002-12-05T23:41:59Z")

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says it is to big to attach? ill zip it.

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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:** [December 6, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/7 "2002-12-06T00:34:59Z")

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almost the same only without the geturl  
so when movie is done I want it to wait about 4 seconds then just go to my site how would i do this?

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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:** [December 6, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/8 "2002-12-06T01:11:19Z")

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Is this what you wanted :q:

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**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-simple-question-don-t-laugh/9153/9 "2002-12-06T01:12:44Z")

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forgot the fla file 😏