swf file using xml

[eluser]rossmurphy[/eluser]
I have a common folder where i store swf, img, css, js. I have a swf file in the swf folder and an xml file in the same folder. The swf uses the xml to find photos which are in the pictures folder inside the swf folder.

- common
- swf
- pictures
- images
- javascript
- css

I use common_url() to access my common directory. For some reason the flash file loads but no photos appear. If the swf file is accessing the xml file and the xml is telling it the photos are in pictures/ .. should all of these relative links be ok? Does code igniter pevent relative links within a folder?

thanks.