Apologies, it is.

You need to add listeners for all the events that FileReference dispatches.

At a minimum you need to listen for the select event to begin uploading:


file.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, selectHandler);


Here is a link to the Flex 2 langref with an example that adds all the listeners - check the Flash one if you are using CS3, but the class should be the same, so you may be okay.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/flash/net/FileReference.html#includeExamplesSummary

HTH

Glen



SJM - Flash wrote:
Glen is that not for AS2?
----- Original Message ----- From: Glen Pike To: Flash Coders List Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 - Upload image problem


  http://www.tink.ws/blog/a-round-trip-with-filereference/

  SJM - Flash wrote:
  > Hi guys im having problems with uploading an image, i cant seam to get it 
to work! Most of the code is from the help files but still no joy! Any ideas...
  >
  > public function uploadImage( ev:MouseEvent ):void
  >   {
  >    uploadURL = new URLRequest();
  >             uploadURL.url = _mainClass._imgUploadURL;
  >             file = new FileReference();
> file.browse(getTypes()); > trace("uploadImage: " + ev);
  >   }
  >
  >
  > The above trace outouts this...
  >
  > uploadImage: [MouseEvent type="click" bubbles=true cancelable=false 
eventPhase=3 localX=16 localY=4 stageX=95.65 stageY=236.70000000000002 relatedObject=null 
ctrlKey=false altKey=false shiftKey=false delta=0]]
  >
  > As far as i can tell it does not go any further into the code below!
  >
  >         private function getTypes():Array {
  >             var allTypes:Array = new Array(getImageTypeFilter());
  >             return allTypes;
  >         }
  >
  >
  >         private function getImageTypeFilter():FileFilter {
  >             return new FileFilter("Images (*.jpg, *.jpeg)", 
"*.jpg;*.jpeg;");
  >         }
  >
  >
  >         private function cancelHandler(ev:Event):void {
  >             trace("cancelHandler: " + ev);
  >         }
  >
  >         private function completeHandler(ev:Event):void {
  >             trace("completeHandler: " + ev);
  >         }
  >
  >         private function uploadCompleteDataHandler(ev:Event):void {
  >             trace("uploadCompleteData: " + ev);
  >             _xmlClass.xmlLoader("bannerInfo.xml");
  >             _xmlClass.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, 
_mainClass.afterUploadXML);
  >         }
  >
  >         private function httpStatusHandler(ev:HTTPStatusEvent):void {
  >             trace("httpStatusHandler: " + ev);
  >         }
> > private function ioErrorHandler(ev:IOErrorEvent):void {
  >             trace("ioErrorHandler: " + ev);
  >         }
  >
  >         private function openHandler(ev:Event):void {
  >             trace("openHandler: " + ev);
  >         }
  >
  >         private function progressHandler(ev:ProgressEvent):void {
  >             var file:FileReference = FileReference(ev.target);
  >             trace("progressHandler name=" + file.name + " bytesLoaded=" + 
ev.bytesLoaded + " bytesTotal=" + ev.bytesTotal);
  >         }
  >
  >         private function selectHandler(event:Event):void {
  >             var file:FileReference = FileReference(event.target);
  >             trace("selectHandler: name=" + file.name + " URL=" + 
uploadURL.url);
  >             file.upload(uploadURL);
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