# Reading an swf which is in a protected folder

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-an-swf-which-is-in-a-protected-folder/218374>\
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**Created:** [March 7, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-an-swf-which-is-in-a-protected-folder/218374 "2007-03-07T09:34:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ayman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-an-swf-which-is-in-a-protected-folder/218374/1 "2007-03-07T09:34:41Z")

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Say I have one of my server folders protected (requires username & password). Is it possible to read this swf file, say from another swf?

Same applies to an XML file. If my XML file resides inside a protected folder, is there a way to read it from my flash movie ??