On Jul 3, 2015 3:57 PM, <modjkl...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I've been looking into fileReference, for example: > > fileReference= new FileReference(); > fileReference.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, onFileSelected); > var txtTypeFilter:FileFilter = new FileFilter( "Text Files (*.txt)" , "*.txt" ); > fileReference.browse([txtTypeFilter]); > > Is it true the user needs to specify each file to read in (by selecting them in a browser window, one by one)? >
No, the user can select multiple files at once. > I have dozens of text files that need to be read, and the user won't have the patience for this approach. > > Ideally the user just specifies a file folder. Then, assume the app knows all the different files that folder contains, and reads them in. I don't think selecting a folder and then processing all files is allowed by the Filereference api. > > Is there any way to do this in a web app running in desktop browser, or must I resort to AIR running on desktop (if AIR, any recommended approaches)? In AIR, you can have a folder selected and process all containing files automatically. No restrictions here. You will need to use the File api instead of the Filereference api. Thanks, Om > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: modjkl...@comcast.net > To: "apache users" <users@flex.apache.org> > Sent: Friday, July 3, 2015 3:18:34 PM > Subject: methods for web app to read text file on client's computer? > > Looking for recommendations to read a text file in Flex web app (not AIR). > > Does a web app even have permission to read a text file located on the client's computer? > > Text file is comma-separated data arranged in columns. The total number of lines isn't known ahead of time. > > Ideally I'd like to read the file line by line (each line ending with a \n character), the split the line based on the comma character to identify and process individual elements. > > > >
