The new WebService implementation due out soon in Flex 2.0.1 Hotfix 2 (developed during the LCDS 2.5 timeframe) should fix this problem. FWIW, there is a Base64Encoder in rpc.swc that is not yet documented (but will be in the next version of Flex). Here's how you can use it now: import mx.utils.Base64Encoder; // ... var encoder:Base64Encoder = new Base64Encoder(); encoder.encode(myPassword); var encodedPassword:String = encoder.drain();
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jamiebadman Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:46 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Setting ByteArray to a specific string value ? Ok, I'm not even sure if the topic is right... here's what I'm trying to do... I need to call a webservice which has as a parameter a base 64 binary field. This needs to contain a password field in an encrypted (string) form. This has been provided to me as a string and it is this exact value I need to send to the webservice. So I tried first sending it as a string but when I run ethereal (which shows me what's actually being sent to the webservice) I see that no data is being sent for the password. So I tried using ByteArray instead - and this shows data being sent - but not the data I tried to store in the ByteArray... I tried storing the string into the ByteArray using writeUTF, writeMultiByte, looping through the string and storing each char code in each ByteArray element... no luck as yet - the value of the ByteArray being sent to the Service always seems to have a value different from the value I'm trying to set it to! I'm certain this is a case of pure ignorance on my part - does anyone both understand what I'm trying to do and also understand why it's not right ?! If so... help!!!! Thanks, Jamie.
