Swf into link

Hi there,
I am trying to embed a link into a swf file so that when the
user clicks on the movie, they are directed to the main page. As of
now, I have drawn a rectangle over the entire movie, dropped the
alpha to 0%, converted it into a button, and then pasted
getURL(
http://www.shootingheadcowboys.com);
into the actionscript.
It doesn't seem to work and I get this error when I try to
test the file:
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 10, frame=1:Line 1: ')'
or ',' expected
getURL(
http://www.shootingheadcowboys.com);
Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1
any help or ideas?...

> The result may be the same, but the "invisible button"
(defining the hit
> area only) is a better approach because alpha
transparency requires more
> processing...
For sure. Also has the advantage that you can actually *see*
the button in
Flash itself.
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