# Path Question
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-question/59608
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 2, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-question/59608 "2004-08-02T13:19:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@El\_Thierro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/El_Thierro)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-question/59608/1 "2004-08-02T13:19:30Z")
:ne:
Right, so this is a rather dumb question, but still:
I have a main .swf which loads other .swf’s into it when you click a button. Now, the URL of the .swf which is being loaded (action on the button) is an exact location to the file on my HD.
But there must be a way to make another path, so it will always search for this file in … for example, a folder called “Images”.
I mean… Not “C:\Website\Images\load.swf” , but a way to create a path like “…\Images\load.swf” so it doesn’t matter where the main .swf is stored, as long as there 's an images folder in the same location with the load.swf in it.
I hope this is making sense.
I’ve tried all kinds of paths but none of them worked :ne:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-question/59608/2 "2004-08-02T13:42:28Z")
Either “Images/load.swf” or “./Images/load.swf” would do. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-question/59608/3 "2004-08-02T14:02:29Z")
Lol :ne:
Okay, that worked. I used “” instead of “/” :ne:
Thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-question/59608/4 "2004-08-02T14:06:00Z")
No problem. 🙂
And, just in case you’re interested, it didn’t work because “” is the escape character, you have to put it twice for it to work (“Images\load.swf” or “.\Images\load.swf”). 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-question/59608/5 "2004-08-02T14:19:57Z")
Ah, I see! Didn’t know that 🙂
Of course I’m interested, thanks for the info 🍺
Cheers