I've had pretty good success using the AS3HttpClient library [1], [2] [1] http://code.google.com/p/as3httpclient/ [2] http://www.abdulqabiz.com/blog/archives/2006/03/03/http-authentication-for-httpget-requests-using-actionscript-3/
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:14 AM, David Coleman < david_coleman_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I also ment to say (but i hit send by accident instead of "save draft"). > that a creative solution that i have used before is to return custom 500 > errors when you have "http success but data fail" style errors. From the > server you send a 500, triggering the flex IOError, then you include in the > text some JSON or other info that describes the error condition. This > allows you to know that a 200 is ONLY good data (short of a total server > meltdown). > > From: david_coleman_...@hotmail.com > To: dev@flex.apache.org > Subject: RE: HTTPService Response Headers > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:10:53 -0300 > > > > > Hi, I have had to modify the HTTPService in the past to work around the > lack of persistent cookie support. if you want I could share this. > HTTPService does not play well with cookies (or any kind of useful headers > for that matter). I'd be willing to share my work if anyone is interested. > (it may not be a perfect patch, and to meet Apache standards it probably > should be polished, BUT it works and is used by thousands of ppl in an air > app running on sdk 4.6.0). > > > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:57:42 -0500 > > From: rick.wins...@gmail.com > > To: dev@flex.apache.org > > Subject: Re: HTTPService Response Headers > > > > Dan. > > > > If you are not using a proxy service like BlazeDS... anything other than > an HTTP200 is going to cause your Flex application fits. If you are looking > for the notion of a 'successful failure' where an operation completed (e.g. > a partial save) but had errors. You'll need to implement the semantics of > that condition yourself - Flex is relegated to either a result or fault. > > > > If you've considered pushing elements into HTTP headers... remember that > custom HTTP request headers are only supported for POST requests, not for > GET requests. > > > > http://verveguy.blogspot.com/2008/07/truth-about-flex-httpservice.html > > > > Additionally, heavy restrictions have been placed on HTTP headers in > Flash Player 9.0+ and may get worse. So... your mileage will depend on > which headers you want to touch. > > > > > http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/authorization-header-request-flash-player.html > > > > If you have a concrete use-case, we might be able to hammer out an > approach that works reliably. What exactly did you have in mind? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Rick Winscot > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Dan Nailor wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I am looking to find out if there is anything in the works to allow > the HTTPService response headers to be interrogated beyond successful and > unsuccessful calls? From what I understand this is not possible with the > current class and may be a limitation of some browsers. > > > > > > > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/mx/rpc/http/HTTPService.html > > > > http://blogs.adobe.com/kiwi/2006/07/making_http_calls_in_actionscr.html(Response > Headers) > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > This transmission may contain information that is privileged, > confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained > herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you > received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender > and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard > copy format. > > > > >
