# Load local file into flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-file-into-flash/298331>\
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**Created:** [October 16, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-file-into-flash/298331 "2009-10-16T16:05:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![nook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90ced4/32.png) [@nook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nook)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-file-into-flash/298331/1 "2009-10-16T16:05:57Z")

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I thought that you could load a file into flash using FileReference. But as far as I understand you have to upload the file to a server and then download it from the server into your flash app to access it?

It seems a bit like going passed the river for water (bad translation of swedish expression).

Is it really not possible to access the file straight away?