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getURL

Syntax

getURL(url [, window [, variables]]);

Arguments

url The URL from which to obtain the document. The URL must be in the same subdomain as the URL where the movie currently resides.

window An optional argument specifying the window or HTML frame that the document should be loaded into. Enter the name of a specific window or choose from the following reserved target names:

_self specifies the current frame in the current window.
_blank specifies a new window.
_parent specifies the parent of the current frame.
_top specifies the top-level frame in the current window.

variables An optional argument specifying a method for sending variables. If there are no variables, omit this argument; otherwise, specify whether to load variables using a GET or POST method. GET appends the variables to the end of the URL, and is used for small numbers of variables. POST sends the variables in a separate HTTP header and is used for long strings of variables.

Description

Action; loads a document from a specific URL into a window, or passes variables to another application at a defined URL. To test this action, make sure the file to be loaded is at the specified location. To use an absolute URL (for example, http://www.myserver.com), you need a network connection.

Player

Flash 2 or later. The GET and POST options are only available to Flash 4 and later versions of the Player.

Example

This example loads a new URL into a blank browser window. The getURL action targets the variable incomingAd as the url parameter so that you can change the loaded URL without having to edit the Flash movie. The incomingAd variable's value is passed into Flash earlier in the movie using a loadVariables action.

on(release) {
	getURL(incomingAd, "_blank");
}

See also

loadVariables
XML.send
XML.sendAndLoad
XMLSocket.send