# Why doesnt this work?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/154793>\
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**Created:** [July 12, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/154793 "2005-07-12T19:44:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![bennymartensson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bennymartensson/32/1317_2.png) [@bennymartensson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bennymartensson)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/154793/1 "2005-07-12T19:44:44Z")

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Im loading an external .txt file and everything works great. But, why doesnt this simple thing work;

\<a href=“[http://www.gregory.se](http://www.gregory.se)” target="\_blank"\>

I need it to open in a new window, not in self as it does now… anyone?