# Loading external images

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**Created:** [June 4, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-images/228040 "2007-06-04T21:10:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![paradox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@paradox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paradox)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-images/228040/1 "2007-06-04T21:10:50Z")

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hello,

this seems pretty basic, but i couldn’t find the right tutorial. All I want is add file (say “pict.jpg”) to AS3.0 (i guess as a class extending bitmap? or bitmapdata?) Right now i am doing it through the library, but i want to be able to run the flash for different pictures. I am using Flash IDE, not Flex.

also this is probably impossible but i gotta ask, is it possible the actual stage (swf) to resize to the size of the image loaded.

ps. if anyone is interested I am implementing [this](http://www.josleys.com/articles/printgallery.htm)to flash. Already did all the math, now just making it more user-friendly.