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Hyperlinks - can't figure out syntax

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Hi - I know there are a lot of hyperlink posts, but I'm new to Power Apps, and so far none answer my question.

It's simple: my app is pulling in a unique weblink for each record, and I want the user to be able to click on a button and have that link launch in a browser. I figured out how to launch phone calls and emails, but the weblink is confounding me!

I'm following in the footsteps of phone calls and emails by using:

Launch(BrowseGallery1.Selected.'{Website_x0020_Bio}')

Launch("URL://" &BrowseGallery1.Selected.Website_x0020_Bio)

and variations thereof, but I keep getting the "Name isn't valid, Idenfitier isn't recognized' error. Where am I going wrong?

Not sure the screenshot helps, but there it is.

thanks!

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Hi @Anonymous ,
If it is a text value field, I would try
Launch(BrowseGallery1.Selected.Website_x0020_Bio) Or UpdateContext({vSite:BrowseGallery1.Selected.Website_x0020_Bio}); Launch(vSite)
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While I was waiting for a reply, I tried:

Launch("URL://" &'Website Bio_DataCard1'.Selected.Website_x0020_Bio)

and that worked, but I will try yours as well. Good to know multiple ways to do it!

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@Anonymous ,
That’s great.
Bear in mind you need the complete URL that could be pasted in a browser. I have never used your syntax, you generally just need a text URL string and it will launch.

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