--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Ramsey, Robert L" <robert- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a string variable that is the result of a database lookup > formatted as a nice csv file. What I'd like to do is use a button to > let the user save that string locally. I looked at the FileReference > help, but that seems to be more for the result of a url call. I have > something like: > > var s:String; > s="hello, world"; > > So I want to let the user download the variable s as a text file. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Bob > Hello, Bob
You can't save string to local file directly. But you can use some script on server to implement your idea. This script should get your string and return it as a file. In this case your browser provides standard open/save dialog. Good Luck. Peter