# External loaded SWF, access to local files

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-access-to-local-files/269359
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 26, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-access-to-local-files/269359 "2008-08-26T16:36:14Z")
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### Author: ![jesper\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jesper\_s](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jesper_s)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-access-to-local-files/269359/1 "2008-08-26T16:36:14Z")

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I don’t know how/if this is possible: SWF#A runs on localhost. SWF#A (as3.0) loads SWF#B (as2.0). SWF#B internal loads config.txt from the same folder as SWF#B is positioned in. SWF#B is developed by an external company, I can’t change any code here. The problem is that I recieve an error reporting that external swfs can’t load local files. Therefor I think that SWF#B is loading the .txt through an file://-path, pointing relative to the same folder as SW#B. Any suggestions how I work around this problem?