# Xml load problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-problem/268601>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 15, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-problem/268601 "2008-08-15T17:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![thursday0384](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e4f/32.png) [@thursday0384](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thursday0384)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-problem/268601/1 "2008-08-15T17:53:23Z")

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i keep getting this error:

Error #2044: Unhandled ioError:. text=Error #2032: Stream Error

when i try to trace my xml code.

```auto

var xml:XML;
var xmlList:XMLList;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("myXMLgallery/myXML.xml"));

xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);

function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
{
    xml = XML(event.target.data);
    xmlList = xml.children();
    trace(xmlList.length());
}

```

i’m almost certain it has to do with this:

```auto
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("myXMLgallery/myXML.xml"));

```

but i don’t know the proper syntax for how to tell it where your xml file is  
the files are on my computer in my documents in a folder called myXMLgallery which is inside of a folder called myFlashProjects. so if someone could tell me how to properly write the urlrequest i’m certain that that would fix my problem.

and when i create xml files do i need to name them with the .xml file extension if i am already saving them as xml files anyway?

thanks