# Import image from hard drive to projector

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-image-from-hard-drive-to-projector/295140>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-image-from-hard-drive-to-projector/295140 "2009-08-25T21:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![phastings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9bcb4/32.png) [@phastings](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phastings)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-image-from-hard-drive-to-projector/295140/1 "2009-08-25T21:00:10Z")

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Hi,  
I have experience uploading images with php and using them in flash but I have a client that wants one of these applications to run locally from a exe where the user picks an image off the harddrive. Is there a way to select the image and then bring it in without uploading it to the server?