# Flash loads XML URL images locally, not online

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-loads-xml-url-images-locally-not-online/322869>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 7, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-loads-xml-url-images-locally-not-online/322869 "2011-06-07T02:47:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-loads-xml-url-images-locally-not-online/322869/1 "2011-06-07T02:47:11Z")

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I have a flash project that uses an XML doc for data. The URL’s in the XML load fine locally, but when published and placed online, they do not load. Is a policy file needed? If so, how do you do that?

My URL’s are absolute and correct. Please advise and thanks so much.