Actually it didn't. We were running into problems getting it working, so we just ended up using php to handle the authentication and proxy the data. This is probably better security anyways since SWFs can be decompiled, but maybe you can get it to work if you play around with it more.
Let me know how it turns out since I am curious to know how it works. Best Regards, ~Aaron On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM, rydellfinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aaron - > > Did this end up working for you? Using the same technique to add the > authorization header, I have a meta-policy file, and I get an IO Error. > > Thanks! > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Aaron > Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Many thanks! > > ~Aaron > > > > On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 7:18 AM, ben.clinkinbeard < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Looks like you will need a meta-policy file: > > > > > > > > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/messages/105793?threaded=1&m=e&var=1&tidx=1 > > > > > > HTH, > > > Ben > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > > <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > "Aaron > > > Miller" <amiller@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am trying to make a URLRequest that uses basic HTTP > > > authentication. The > > > > credentials are default and unknown to the user. > > > > > > > > I first tried using what the documentation referred to as the > > > > URLRequestDefaults class: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=url_requests_2.html > > > > > > > > But this class doesn't seem to exist.... > > > > > > > > So then I tried setting the header manually: > > > > > > > > var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest( > > > GlobalSettings.HARVEST_GATEWAY ); > > > > var authHeader:URLRequestHeader = new > URLRequestHeader("Authorization", > > > > "Basic " + base64Encode(HARVEST_LOGIN + ":" + HARVEST_PASS)); > > > > request.requestHeaders.push(authHeader); > > > > > > > > But then I get a runtime error: > > > > > > > > ArgumentError: Error #2096: The HTTP request header Authorization > > > cannot be > > > > set via ActionScript. > > > > > > > > > > > > So... how do I set the authorization headers for a URLRequest? > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > ~Aaron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Aaron Miller > > Chief Technology Officer > > Open Base Interactive, LLC. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.openbaseinteractive.com > > > > > -- Aaron Miller Chief Technology Officer Open Base Interactive, LLC. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.openbaseinteractive.com
