Correct me if I'm wrong, but these functions by default can only read client files if the swf runs locally on their computer. If I'm making a web app running in a browser, the sandbox prevents accessing client file contents. I'm thinking only AIR allows permissions for reading client files.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ActionScript/3.0_ProgrammingAS3/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118a9b90204-7e3f.html I prefer to integrate the file reading/processing into my existing web app, rather than give the customer a 2nd application to use (e.g. AIR). But I don't see a way around this. Can anyone comment if I missed something? ----- Original Message ----- From: "pkumar.flex" <prashaku...@gmail.com> To: users@flex.apache.org Sent: Friday, July 3, 2015 9:35:55 PM Subject: Re: methods for web app to read text file on client's computer? check for URLLoader & FileReference for file reading from client computer. CSV parsing code , you can search on google. On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 3:26 AM, modjklist [via Apache Flex Users] < ml-node+s2333346n1070...@n4.nabble.com> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > > http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/methods-for-web-app-to-read-text-file-on-client-s-computer-tp10704.html > > To unsubscribe from Apache Flex Users, click here > <http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=1&code=cHJhc2hha3VtYXJAZ21haWwuY29tfDF8LTU0MTcyMzE2NA==> > > . > NAML > <http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > > -- *Regards,* Prashant Kumar* | *Mob.: +91 8408811225 -- View this message in context: http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/methods-for-web-app-to-read-text-file-on-client-s-computer-tp10704p10708.html Sent from the Apache Flex Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
