# Targeting URL's in textfiles

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-urls-in-textfiles/20323>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 7, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-urls-in-textfiles/20323 "2003-05-07T14:49:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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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:** [May 7, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-urls-in-textfiles/20323/1 "2003-05-07T14:49:09Z")

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what is the correct syntax for targeting a url from a text file?

i know this sounds stupid but i can’t get it to work

URL,target="\_blank"

Thast the code I am using but it just doesnt 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:** [May 7, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-urls-in-textfiles/20323/2 "2003-05-07T15:01:15Z")

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Just use the following:

```php
<a href="http://www.linkedsite.com" target="_blank">Click here</a>

```

That’s what I use and it works for me.

Cello

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-urls-in-textfiles/20323/3 "2003-05-07T15:07:17Z")

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na blank is not working, I don’t know what I am doin wrong?

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-urls-in-textfiles/20323/4 "2003-05-07T15:08:46Z")

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OMG. lmao. I had a comma before the target. hey thanks a lot buddy…

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-urls-in-textfiles/20323/5 "2003-05-07T15:22:26Z")

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No probs - Cello