using getURL to call javascript broken in Safari 1.0.3

is there no way to call javascript from flash in safari 1.0.3 on osx 10.2? when i upgraded from flash 8 to 9, my javascript calls stopped working. the second i reverted back, it worked. a simple example i have is using a flash button to call

getURL("javascript:closer()");

to call this javascript function -

function closer(){ self.close();}


any suggestions?