Muzak, Is this also possible from Flash?? And if so: How?
Kind regards Cor -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Muzak Sent: vrijdag 3 juli 2009 14:48 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Strange characters added to file when saving fromFlex/AIR using fileStream Use FileStream.writeUTFBytes() var xml:XML = <order> <!--This is a comment. --> <?PROC_INSTR sample ?> <item id='1'> <menuName>burger</menuName> <price>3.95</price> </item> <item id='2'> <menuName>fries</menuName> <price>1.45</price> </item> </order>; var str:String = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8?>' + File.lineEnding; str += xml.toXMLString(); var fs:FileStream = new FileStream(); fs.open(outputFile, FileMode.WRITE); fs.writeUTFBytes(str); fs.close(); regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheetham, Marcus" <[email protected]> To: "Flash Coders List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 12:39 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Strange characters added to file when saving fromFlex/AIR using fileStream > I'm using fileStream to save a text file. This works OK, but introduces > some strange characters at the beginning of the saved text. > I'm saving XML data. I've kept this as an XML object and also converted > it to string first -- same thing always happens. > > Any idea how I can get rid of these characters? > > Thanks, Marcus. > > This is what I end up with (note the 'g at the beginning) : > > 'g<order> > <item id="1"> > <menuName>burger</menuName> > <price>3.95</price> > </item> > <item id="2"> > <menuName>fries</menuName> > <price>1.45</price> > </item> > </order> > > This is the Flex 3 code: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > layout="absolute" activate="createXML()"> > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import flash.events.Event; > import flash.filesystem.*; > > public function createXML():void > { > x1 = <order> > <!--This is a comment. --> > <?PROC_INSTR sample ?> > <item id='1'> > <menuName>burger</menuName> > <price>3.95</price> > </item> > <item id='2'> > <menuName>fries</menuName> > <price>1.45</price> > </item> > </order> > } > > public var file:File; > > public function saveToFile() :void > { > file = new File("/filename.xml"); > file.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, dirSelected); > file.browseForSave(''); > } > > > public function dirSelected(e:Event) :void > { > // this object will get saved to the file > var dat:String = new String; > var str:String = new String; > str = x1.toXMLString(); > dat = str; > var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream(); > fileStream.open(file, FileMode.WRITE); > fileStream.writeObject(dat); > fileStream.close(); > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Button x="102" y="320" label="Save XML" click="saveToFile()"/> > <mx:XML id="x1" format="e4x"/> > > </mx:WindowedApplication> > > > > > > > This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at > 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. > Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723 > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
