Re: [flexcoders] Re: file handling

[Tarik Ahmed]

Oh My Lord... this is the feature I've been DYING to have!  This has made my day. Thank you MM!!!! Ian Welsh wrote: Just for info., the recent news on the Flash Platform here .. http://www.macromedia.com/platform/whitepapers/platform_overview.pdf mentions file upload and download capabilities within the new Maelstrom player ... "New file upload and download: Maelstrom supports file upload and download capabilities, which are under full user control. A Flash application can request that a file be selected for upload by presenting an Open dialog box to the user to navigate to a file and select it. Applications can also offer to download a file by presenting a Save dialog box. This paves the way for a whole class of RIAs that can intermediate between local content on a user's machine and the web such as web-based photo management applications that enable users to upload their photos easily." Regards Ian ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Drew Falkman Sent: 06 June 2005 05:44 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: file handling Makes perfect sense. Thanks. ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Abdul Qabiz Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 9:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: file handling Hi, I guess, that is possible by setting some HTTP headers from a server-side script. I guess, Content-Disposition header. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2183 Content-Type -> "audio/x-mpeg" Content-Disposition -> "attachment" In PHP, I will do like this: <?php //getsong.php header('Content-type: audio/x-mpeg'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="song.mp3"'); readfile('song1.mp3'); ?> You will request the mp3 through the server-side script, it means you will not use direct url of mp3 in flex, instead send a query to a server-side script... Does it make sense? -abdul -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of drew_falk Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:23 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: file handling Sorry for delay on this replay...set the project aside for a bit. I was actually referring to DOWNLOADING. Currently, if you load an MP3, you can play it, but I want to actually prompt the user to save the file on their local drive... Thanks, Drew --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Found it. It is under this subject: "Great Abdul (c++/flex) source c++ <--> flex " Posted around 4/14 Tracy -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracy Spratt Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 4:27 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] file handling Short answer: No. Long answer: Client file system access is limited by the security sandbox, both at the browser and Flash Player level. You can achieve file upload capability using a custom HTML wrapper containing custom _javascript_. Here's one link, google will find more. http://www.flexauthority.com/articlesArchive/fileUpload.cfm. You can achieve local file access using a C# program with _javascript_ and Flex. Davis, I think, posted a solution, but I haven't found it yet. Tracy -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Drew Falkman Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 3:05 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] file handling Is there any moderately simple way to do file handling on the client (e.g. to prompt for a user to save a file, such as an mp3)? TIA. Drew Falkman Veraison, LLC Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links ________________________________ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . ---------------------------------------------------- This E-mail scanned for viruses by Harlaxton College ---------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.