# Help: Flash and XML issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flash-and-xml-issue/218501>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 8, 2007, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flash-and-xml-issue/218501 "2007-03-08T08:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![flashstick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/91b2a8/32.png) [@flashstick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashstick)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flash-and-xml-issue/218501/1 "2007-03-08T08:00:17Z")

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:q: Hello!

I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have created a flash movie that has an xml menu, but for some reason the .swf doesnt play when it is placed in my webpage. It plays as a standalone .swf file though.

It is i put in a status property and its showing that I have error -9 which is: “A start tag not matched with an end tag” BUT the XML parses… makes no sense.:q:

It’s weird, just the xml menu doesnt show. Can anyone help with this?