# Swf not playing from directory

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-playing-from-directory/235742>\
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**Created:** [August 14, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-playing-from-directory/235742 "2007-08-14T12:44:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Navarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-playing-from-directory/235742/1 "2007-08-14T12:44:48Z")

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I have a swf and it’s XML file in the same directory “swfs” on my server. When I set my html code up I set the value as such

\<param name=“movie” value="/swfs/xml\_ticker\_what.swf" /\>

the web page in question: [http://dev-bs.virtualhorizons.com/what.asp?isOn=4](http://dev-bs.virtualhorizons.com/what.asp?isOn=4) is outside the swfs directory.

Is there some rule about swfs and the web page they are on being in the same directory?