# Import class on first layer
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-class-on-first-layer/265507
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 9, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-class-on-first-layer/265507 "2008-07-09T17:57:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@lolomedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lolomedia)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-class-on-first-layer/265507/1 "2008-07-09T17:57:53Z")
Hello,
This might be a very simple question. I have a class called ‘document’.
I would like to import this class on the first layer of my flash file.
I’m using Flash 9 with as3
would this be sufficient?
```auto
import document;
```
:hat:
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### Author:  [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-class-on-first-layer/265507/2 "2008-07-09T19:41:16Z")
If it’s in the same directory as your FLA, you don’t need to import it.
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### Author:  [@lolomedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lolomedia)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-class-on-first-layer/265507/3 "2008-07-09T20:38:28Z")
> [@TheCanadian;2355846](#):
>
> If it’s in the same directory as your FLA, you don’t need to import it.
then how does it get reference?
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### Author:  [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-class-on-first-layer/265507/4 "2008-07-10T00:14:42Z")
Using the class name . . .
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### Author:  [@tfoston](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tfoston)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-class-on-first-layer/265507/5 "2008-07-10T01:37:07Z")
If the custom class is not in the same folder in the fla, you’ll have the
File \> Publish Settings \> Settings \>
Then add the class path of where the document class resides
Then you won’t need to use the import statement