Personally I think you'd be better using a webcam photo - take a snapshot using bitmapdata - then there's no uploading/downloading etc. to be done.
Most PC's have webcams nowadays and they'll require less technical knowledge end user wise than a file upload. Cheers M > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mark Burvill > Sent: 08 September 2006 15:06 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flashcoders] Accessing a file on the local hard drive? > > Hi all, > > A client has asked for something with the same functionality as this: > > www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/gametime/jointhetweenies/ > > Bascially it's a kid's thing where you are told to save a > picture of yourself called "me.jpg" in a directory on your > hard drive called "temp", and then flash supposedly > incorporates it into the animation without uploading it to a server. > > I've never really seen this done elsewhere, and I can't even > get that Tweenies one to work on my pc (and certainly not on > the mac, but that doesn't suprise me). > > Obviously I want to go back to them and advise them that's > it's a bad idea, and we should be uploading the picture > rather than getting Flash to read straight off the user's > hard-drive, but I want to be clear about exactly why it can't > / shouldn't be done. > > I suspect it's something that's prevented by the added > security of service pack 2 or is it something that's stopped > by newer version of the flash player? > > Can anyone advise? > > Cheers, > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
