# Online/offline testing

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-offline-testing/158297>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 8, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-offline-testing/158297 "2005-08-08T20:49:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sniper\_Jo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sniper\_Jo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sniper_Jo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-offline-testing/158297/1 "2005-08-08T20:49:42Z")

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Hi,

i have a swf that interacts with a server with xml. for some reason it works when i run the swf from my hard drive but when i upload it and run it on the server it does not update. i use a link htp://www. … in both does anyone have any ideas why this would happen ?