# Loading jpgs from an external server

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-jpgs-from-an-external-server/89117>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 5, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-jpgs-from-an-external-server/89117 "2005-05-05T03:07:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![agentKira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@agentKira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/agentKira)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-jpgs-from-an-external-server/89117/1 "2005-05-05T03:07:03Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to do something as simple as -

imgMovie.loadMovie("\_full\_path\_to\_external\_jpg.jpg");

and this seems to fail. It works fine when the jpg is on my own server. What gives?

Thanks!