# Pop up window - make links load in \_parent (help!)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-make-links-load-in--parent-help/78211>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 2, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-make-links-load-in--parent-help/78211 "2005-02-02T21:24:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![humbleches](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@humbleches](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbleches)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-make-links-load-in--parent-help/78211/1 "2005-02-02T21:24:33Z")

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Hi,

I have a pop up window that contains my flash animation. It loads out of a standard html page.

The problem I am having is that I want to keep the pop up window open and load links from within my flash animation that load in the parent html window.

I’ve tried several things but all I get is the new page either loading in ‘\_blank’ or in ‘\_self’.

This is the same for flash’s built in link maker thing (ie text and you type the link in in the properties box) and for buttons that I make.

Here is some examples of what I’ve tried from a button I’ve made. The button’s instance name is ‘donate’.

```php
donate.onPress = function() {
getURL("http://www.famine.org.nz/donate.aspx",'_parent')

```

```php
donate.onPress = function() {
 getURL("http://www.famine.org.nz/donate.aspx",'_parent._parent')

```

```php
donate.onPress = function() {
 getURL("http://www.famine.org.nz/donate.aspx",'_root')

```

```php
donate.onPress = function() {
	var donate="javascript:loadinparent('http://www.famine.org.nz/donate.aspx', false);";
	getURL(donate);
};

```

No matter what I try it always loads in a new window or in the pop up… It’s driving me crazy!

Any help very very much appreciated!

Thanks

Ches.