Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-09 Thread John R. Sweeney Jr.
Hi, I presume your building an AIR app, so look into File.applicationStorageDirectory and resolvePath. You can read and write behind the scenes without user intervention. John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 On

RE: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-09 Thread dave
Natalia, You can use the File (see e.g. "applicationDirectory" or "resolvePath") and Filestream (open, read, and write) functions, but these are only available if you're using Air (other wrappers like Zinc have similar functionality). If it's an executable created by simply Publishing with Flash

Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
Thank you for your answers. Unfortunately I don't know AIR or Zinc. I looked for a way to publish this application as swf file and then convert it to exe. I did that before with games. So no way to do that without AIR or Zinc? 2014-02-10 5:41 GMT+04:00 : > Natalia, > > You can use the File (see

Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread David Benman
AIR is another publishing method available in Flash and because it creates an executable that removes many of the Flash player's security restrictions. Prior to Flash CC you could also create a Mac or Windows projector that would save a file. I think most methods still require user interaction

Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
Here how I try to save xml in the same folder where is my app import flash.filesystem.File; import flash.filesystem.FileStream; import flash.filesystem.FileMode; import flash.events.Event; //personnel. xml file .. // save to disk var appDirectory:File = File.applicationDirectory; var newFil

RE: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread Jim Hayes
leaf.com] on behalf of natalia Vikhtinskaya [natavi.m...@gmail.com] Sent: 10 February 2014 15:14 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk Here how I try to save xml in the same folder where is my app import flash.filesystem.File; import flash

RE: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread Jim Hayes
f Jim Hayes [j...@primalpictures.com] Sent: 10 February 2014 15:26 To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk you need to escape the \ like so "\\" appFile = appFile.resolvePath(fileString+"\\personnel.xml"); trace(fi

Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
__ > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [ > flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] on behalf of natalia > Vikhtinskaya [natavi.m...@gmail.com] > Sent: 10 February 2014 15:14 > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file

Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread Henrik Andersson
__ > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] on behalf of Jim Hayes > [j...@primalpictures.com] > Sent: 10 February 2014 15:26 > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk >

RE: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk

2014-02-10 Thread Jim Hayes
: Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk Just use File.separator, it will get you the correct one if you care. Jim Hayes skriver: > Or use a / which I think works both on PC and the mac (which \ will not, > that will only work on windows) > Forgive me if I'm wro

Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk (natalia Vikhtinskaya)

2014-02-10 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
If I understand all advices correctly I created small test Flash CS6 and published as AIR app // xml personnel file var personnel:XML = CT Marketing NY Sales CT Engineering // new node appended personnel.appendChild( MA Sales ); var prefsFile: