# Load image from local machine

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-from-local-machine/213464
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 19, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-from-local-machine/213464 "2007-01-19T20:12:01Z")
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### Author: ![mickola](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mickola/32/3202_2.png) [@mickola](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mickola)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-from-local-machine/213464/1 "2007-01-19T20:12:01Z")

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hi there,

long time lurker, first time poster 🙂  
i wonder if it’s possible to load an image to a flash movie from your local hard drive without uploading the image to the server?

eg:  
loadMovie(“C://yourImage.jpg”);

it works fine locally, but once i upload it to the server, the image won’t be loaded.

the reason is, i want to build a flash site that allow users to create an e-Card using their own image from local drive. i don’t want users to upload anything to the server.

TIA