# Local/HTTP detection

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-http-detection/211360>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 30, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-http-detection/211360 "2006-12-30T16:18:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![noTime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/notime/32/2608_2.png) [@noTime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noTime)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-http-detection/211360/1 "2006-12-30T16:18:31Z")

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Is it possible to detect whether an SWF file is launched locally or through a HTTP protocol? Any hints/tutorials?