If I understand all advices correctly I created small test Flash CS6 and published as AIR app
// xml personnel file var personnel:XML = <employees> <employee id='1187' lastName='Davis' firstName='Charles'> <office>CT</office> <dept>Marketing</dept> </employee> <employee id='3383' lastName='Jones' firstName='Kevin'> <office>NY</office> <dept>Sales</dept> </employee> <employee id='2946' lastName='Samuels' firstName='Elizabeth'> <office>CT</office> <dept>Engineering</dept> </employee> </employees> // new node appended personnel.appendChild( <employee id='4002' lastName='Suzuki' firstName='Kenji'> <office>MA</office> <dept>Sales</dept> </employee> ); var prefsFile:File = File.applicationStorageDirectory; prefsFile = prefsFile.resolvePath("personnel.xml"); var outputStringXML:String = personnel.toXMLString(); stream = new FileStream(); stream.open(prefsFile, FileMode.WRITE); stream.writeUTFBytes(outputStringXML); line var prefsFile:File = File.applicationStorageDirectory; gives mistake Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: File. What is wrong here? 2014-02-10 15:03 GMT+04:00 Wenzler, Thomas <wenz...@stodt.de>: > You might look at mProjector or zinc or something in that lane. AFAIK > these have the additional classes to let you write txt or xml to the > filesystem without further permission by the user. But this only works as > executable Projector, not via Browser. > > Best regards, Thomas > > > Mit besten Grüßen aus Köln > stodt mediendesign GmbH > > i. A. Thomas Wenzler-Horn > > Multimedia-Entwickler > > > stodtmediendesign GmbH > Unter Krahnenbäumen 9 > 50668 Köln > > Telefon: +49 (0)221 222 514 43 > Telefax: +49 (0)221 222 514 50 > wenz...@stodt.de > > www.stodt.de > > > > Geschäftssitz: Köln - Amtsgericht Köln - HRB 32404, > > > Geschäftsführer: Carsten Stodt > > Papier sparen für unsere Umwelt. Bitte drucken Sie diese E-Mail nicht > unnötig aus! > > Saving paper means protecting our environment. Please don´t print this > e-mail unless you really need to. > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto: > flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] Im Auftrag von > flashcoders-requ...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Gesendet: Sonntag, 9. Februar 2014 18:00 > An: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Betreff: Flashcoders Digest, Vol 76, Issue 3 > > Send Flashcoders mailing list submissions to > flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > flashcoders-requ...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > flashcoders-ow...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of Flashcoders digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Read and save xml file on disk (natalia Vikhtinskaya) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 20:53:35 +0400 > From: natalia Vikhtinskaya <natavi.m...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk > To: Flash Coders List <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Message-ID: > < > can6sgrhpsyxpxajimdgqjwh1mfthxilycmtyivtfs+si-rv...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi to all friends > I have to create stand alone application that can read xml file then > after editing save it on the disk. I need to do that by FlashCs6. I know > that > FileReference.load() : Loads data from a file selected by the user. > FileReference.save() : Saves data to a file location selected by the user. > Is it possible to save and read without the user? > What is the better way for this task? > Do you know any good tutorials with examples on this subject? This task it > new for me and I want to read about that more. > > Thank you in advance. > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > End of Flashcoders Digest, Vol 76, Issue 3 > ****************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders