# Detect files in an online folder without adobe air?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-files-in-an-online-folder-without-adobe-air/287774>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 6, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-files-in-an-online-folder-without-adobe-air/287774 "2009-05-06T04:03:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![bsyapril88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bsyapril88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bsyapril88)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-files-in-an-online-folder-without-adobe-air/287774/1 "2009-05-06T04:03:47Z")

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Is there a way for flash to detect what files are in a certain folder online with just a URL (ie “[http://example.com/files](http://example.com/files)”) if the .swf file is stored on the same site?