Thanks Juan! Looks like that did the trick.
Cheers,
.m
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Juan Pablo Califano
<califa010.flashcod...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The issue here is quite likely the garbage collector doing its job...
>
> You FileRefence object is referenced only in a local variable in
> the deskClickHandler method. After the method returns, since there's no
> other reference to it, it's eligible for collection. So it might stick
> around or not. In your case, it seems it doesn't. Try storing the fileref in
> an instance variable instead. It should fix it, I think.
>
> Cheers
> Juan Pablo Califano
>
> 2010/8/9 Matt S. <mattsp...@gmail.com>
>
>> I'm trying to use fileReference to allow users to download images, but
>> it keeps failing, without errors, and without even seeming to start
>> the download. What makes it weird is that it does open the finder
>> window and prompts me to save the select a download location etc, but
>> then when I click save...nothing. No errors, no files, just nothing.
>> Here is the code I'm currently using (with puppy photo substituted for
>> actual content). This is failing both locally and when uploaded to the
>> server. Any suggestions much appreciated, I've been googling but
>> havent found a solution.
>>
>> tia,
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>> //CODE
>>
>>
>> private function deskClickHandler(e:MouseEvent):void{
>>
>> var downloadURL:URLRequest;
>> var fileName:String = "SomeFile.pdf";
>> var file:FileReference;
>>
>> downloadURL = new URLRequest();
>> downloadURL.url =
>> "http://mystuffspace.com/graphic/adorable-puppies.jpg";;
>> file = new FileReference();
>> file.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
>> file.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);
>> file.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
>> file.download(downloadURL, fileName);
>> }
>>
>> private function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void {
>> var file:FileReference = FileReference(event.target);
>> trace("progressHandler: name=" + file.name + " bytesLoaded=" +
>> event.bytesLoaded + " bytesTotal=" + event.bytesTotal);
>> }
>>
>> private function ioErrorHandler(event:IOErrorEvent):void {
>> trace("ioErrorHandler: " + event);
>> }
>>
>> private function completeHandler(event:Event):void {
>> trace("completeHandler: " + event);
>> }
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