# Weird problem in pop outs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problem-in-pop-outs/233304>\
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**Created:** [July 22, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problem-in-pop-outs/233304 "2007-07-22T18:02:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![weno42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/74df32/32.png) [@weno42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/weno42)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problem-in-pop-outs/233304/1 "2007-07-22T18:02:22Z")

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i’m having an issue with two flash websites that i’m currently working on, which is that i can’t make the hyperlinks to html pages open in the same window. i used the code that should work: getURL("", \_self); but i can never get it to work. any one know why?