# URL hyperlink problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-hyperlink-problem/29500>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 27, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-hyperlink-problem/29500 "2003-08-27T14:58:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![br6879](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@br6879](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/br6879)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-hyperlink-problem/29500/1 "2003-08-27T14:58:32Z")

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Hi,

I was trying to add in a hyperlink onto a button that a question mark in the url path (ex: /directory/filename.dll?=HELLO) \<-That’s not what it really is, but it will give you an idea on what it looks like.

Flash seems to be cutting off the url right before the ‘?’ in the url, so what shows up in the browser is /directory/filename.dll

Does anyone know a work around for this??

Thanks.  
Brett

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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 27, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-hyperlink-problem/29500/2 "2003-08-27T21:14:14Z")

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try setting a variable to your url, as in  
locaton = “/directory/filename.dll?=HELLO”;  
then try  
getURL(location);  
…might do it…