# Unable to refresh link

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-refresh-link/3841>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [August 30, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-refresh-link/3841 "2001-08-30T14:57:22Z")\
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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:** [August 30, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-refresh-link/3841/1 "2001-08-30T14:57:22Z")

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Hi  
I have a link in my flash webpage. say I am in [www.gundu.com](http://www.gundu.com) and in my webpage i have a link to amazon.  
I gave in action, geturl, [www.amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com), \_blank  
but instead of opening in a new browser [amazon.com](http://amazon.com), its opening [www.gundu.com/www.amazon.com](http://www.gundu.com/www.amazon.com)  
I am wondering its a problem in my html or in my flash…  
can anyone guide me…  
thanks

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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:** [August 30, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-refresh-link/3841/2 "2001-08-30T15:06:46Z")

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Shouldn’t it be [http://www.amazon.com](http://www.amazon.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:** [August 30, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-refresh-link/3841/3 "2001-08-30T17:59:41Z")

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That’s right, always use the full link! Adding http:// should solve that.

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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:** [September 4, 2001, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-refresh-link/3841/4 "2001-09-04T17:12:22Z")

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Hey Guys,  
Sorry I was on vacation to Niagara and was unable to reply you earlier.  
That really worked!!  
Just wondering why flash is not taking web address with http!!anyways, thanks a lot for the timely help.