Ok, so when a client selects a file it ok to upload the file to ANY server on the internet the flex author owns, but NOT OK to load it in memory of the client that owns the file!
Seems kinda backwards to me. Wouter --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Seth Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Security. The browser doesn't want to give the plugin access to files - but > for uploading purposes a strict protocol for accomplishing this is provided > by the browser->plugin sandboxing. > > I wonder if you could open a port and filereference.upload to localhost on > that port and actually receive the file in your own app, ha ha. > > > > Seth > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of wouterv2000 > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:39 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: client side image loading > > > > I was afraid of this. I seems rather silly to me, I don't understand > why one could stream a client file to the server but not into the > client itself... > Is there anybody here that can explain to my why this is a restriction? > > Wouter > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , > "Seth Caldwell" <wiz@> wrote: > > > > Afaik, this isn't possible. You can upload to the server, then > download =) > > > > You could do it with an AIR app, though. > > > > > > > > Seth > > > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On > > Behalf Of wouterv2000 > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:24 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] client side image loading > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I was wondering if it is possible to use FileReference to load image > > data into a client side bitmap. I can only find ways to send streams > > to the server, but I would like to do some manipulation BEFORE sending > > and image to the server. > > > > Regards, > > Wouter > > >
