Linking external video to a button

[AshleyP]

I have 2 files one *.mov in quicktime and one *.avi in windows media player. What I am wanting to do is create a link or button that when you click on it the movie will open in it's orginal format in a seperate window. I have tried on release "Get URL" (*.mov,"_blank")and nothing happens when you click the link. Does anyone know how to link an external video file to a button in flash????? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ashley

[NTD]

Hi,

getURL should work fine for launching a browser with the default file type...

on(release){
getURL("http://somesite.com/someMovie.avi","_blank");
}