# Thickbox from flash in IE doesn't work all the time?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thickbox-from-flash-in-ie-doesnt-work-all-the-time/274229>\
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**Created:** [October 27, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thickbox-from-flash-in-ie-doesnt-work-all-the-time/274229 "2008-10-27T10:30:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![keitai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thickbox-from-flash-in-ie-doesnt-work-all-the-time/274229/1 "2008-10-27T10:30:58Z")

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Hi all,

I am using [http://www.prioninteractive.com/article/call-thickbox-from-within-flash/](http://www.prioninteractive.com/article/call-thickbox-from-within-flash/) to open up thickbox from flash.

Now i works in firefox but in IE it doesn’t work all the time. I am calling tb\_special link from a xml file which i read in a html textfield like

```auto
<a href="javascript:TB_special(\'publications/special.jpg?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=500&width=750\')" >test</a>

```

When navigating the website and trying the thickbox a second or thrid time it doesn’t work anymore?

I notice in firebug the following errors, could these cause the problem in IE???

```auto

url.indexOf is not a function
tb_show("", "publications/special.jpg", false)thickbox.js (line(256)
TB_special("publications/special.jpg")thickbox.js (line(19)

[Break on this error] if(!params['modal']){

```

Any tips??