# XML vs HTML issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-vs-html-issue/273969>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 23, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-vs-html-issue/273969 "2008-10-23T05:35:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![kingkongballs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@kingkongballs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingkongballs)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-vs-html-issue/273969/1 "2008-10-23T05:35:45Z")

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why can i not load the swf into the html page without the html being in the same directory as the swf?