# Loading images through xml in flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-images-through-xml-in-flash/323073>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 15, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-images-through-xml-in-flash/323073 "2011-06-15T18:43:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-images-through-xml-in-flash/323073/1 "2011-06-15T18:43:18Z")

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I am refering to this tutorial posted about a flash gallery which loads images from an external website. This works great for me.  
Now i would like to load the images from my hard drive where the fla is located. I tried to give the absolute path in the xml file but the images do not seem to load.

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml_flash_photogallery.htm)

Does anyone have any idea as to how i can load local images into flash?  
Thanks