Alex:
The answer was actually much simpler than I was trying to make it. Here is a
code snippet which will run the default application for a particular file;
var strFilePath:String = _objDownloadFile.nativePath;
var file:File = File.applicationDirectory.resolvePath(strFilePath);
file.openWithDefaultApplication()
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From: Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com.INVALID>
Sent: 6/20/20 2:53 AM
To: "pa...@compuace.com" <pa...@compuace.com>, "users@flex.apache.org"
<users@flex.apache.org>
Subject: Re: migrating to AIR when using url "POST" request
This article implies that you can use “start” on windows.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3729187/how-to-open-file-with-default-application-in-cmd.
I think you can use “open” in OSX. There might be some simpler way that I
don’t know.
-Alex
From: Paul Stearns <pa...@compuace.com>
Reply-To: "pa...@compuace.com" <pa...@compuace.com>
Date: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 5:35 AM
To: Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com>, "users@flex.apache.org"
<users@flex.apache.org>
Subject: Re: migrating to AIR when using url "POST" request
Alex:
Not really. I do not control the computers the app is installed on. If I could
run an associated application that would work. In other words the equivalent of
double clicking the file at the OS level.
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
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From: Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com>
Sent: 6/19/20 12:57 AM
To: "users@flex.apache.org" <users@flex.apache.org>, "pa...@compuace.com"
<pa...@compuace.com>
Subject: Re: migrating to AIR when using url "POST" request
Paul,
NativeProcess should let you launch the actual application if you know the path
to the application.
Would that work for you?
-Alex
On 6/18/20, 5:40 AM, "Paul Stearns" <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID> wrote:
Alex:
My goal is to receive the file on the client and open Excel.
For the moment i did;
// navigateToURL(u, "_blank");
var objDownloadFile:FileReference = new FileReference;
objDownloadFile.download(u,strFileName + ".xlsx");
which will allow the user to download the file. It would be nice to give them
the option to open it from the application.
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
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From: Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com.INVALID>
Sent: 6/18/20 12:04 AM
To: "users@flex.apache.org" <users@flex.apache.org>, "pa...@compuace.com"
<pa...@compuace.com>
Subject: Re: migrating to AIR when using url "POST" request
At a higher-level, what is the user goal? Can you open Excel itself or does it
have to be a browser window?
-Alex
On 6/17/20, 10:53 AM, "Paul Stearns" <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID> wrote:
In many places in our applications we use the navigateToURL method to load
another browser window with Excel Spreadsheets and other items we generate from
code on our website. We invariably use "POST" instead of "GET" for various
reasons, some of which cannot be converted to "GET."
Where can I find information on how to convert;
var u:URLRequest = new URLRequest(_RootDomain + urlExcelExport);
u.data = variables;
u.method = "POST";
navigateToURL(u, "_blank");
to something which will work from AIR? Perhaps URLloader?
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
