# XML referencing files--absolute or relative

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-referencing-files-absolute-or-relative/67767
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 19, 2004, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-referencing-files-absolute-or-relative/67767 "2004-10-19T14:35:30Z")
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### Author: ![Eli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@Eli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eli)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2004, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-referencing-files-absolute-or-relative/67767/1 "2004-10-19T14:35:30Z")

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I have gone through the tutorial [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml_flash_photogallery.htm)  
and I have the slideshow.swf loaded into the main movie, start.fla.  
The only problem is start.fla is in the parent directory. I can get the UI to come  
up with no problem, but when I try to load the XML file, start.fla or slideshow.swf is looking in the parent and not the child directory.

start.fla-------  
images/slideshow.swf  
images/images.xml

In my start.fla I have this  
loadMovieNum(“slideshow.swf”, 50);  
Why am I having this problem, and how can I fix it?  
Thanks.