you need to escape the \ like so "\\" appFile = appFile.resolvePath(fileString+"\\personnel.xml"); trace(fileString+"\\personnel.xml") ________________________________________ From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] on behalf of natalia Vikhtinskaya [natavi.m...@gmail.com] Sent: 10 February 2014 15:14 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Read and save xml file on disk
Here how I try to save xml in the same folder where is my app import flash.filesystem.File; import flash.filesystem.FileStream; import flash.filesystem.FileMode; import flash.events.Event; //personnel. xml file ...... // save to disk var appDirectory:File = File.applicationDirectory; var newFileStream:FileStream = new FileStream(); var fileString:String = appDirectory.nativePath; var appFile:File = File.documentsDirectory; appFile = appFile.resolvePath(fileString+"\personnel.xml"); trace(fileString+"\personnel.xml") it gives path myfolderpersonnel.xml instead of myfolder\personal.xml How to solve this problem? 2014-02-10 15:51 GMT+04:00 David Benman <d...@dbenman.com>: > AIR is another publishing method available in Flash and because it creates > an executable that removes many of the Flash player's security > restrictions. Prior to Flash CC you could also create a Mac or Windows > projector that would save a file. > > I think most methods still require user interaction, but its usually not > that hard to scare up some sort of user interaction to trigger the saving. > The user doesn't necessarily need to choose the save location each time, > just the save process needs to be triggered by a user interaction. > > On Feb 10, 2014, at 5:55 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya <natavi.m...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thank you for your answers. Unfortunately I don't know AIR or Zinc. I > > looked for a way to publish this application as swf file and then convert > > it to exe. I did that before with games. So no way to do that without > AIR > > or Zinc? > > > > 2014-02-10 5:41 GMT+04:00 <d...@eyebright.com>: > > > >> Natalia, > >> > >> You can use the File (see e.g. "applicationDirectory" or "resolvePath") > >> and Filestream (open, read<x>, and write<x>) functions, but these are > only > >> available if you're using Air (other wrappers like Zinc have similar > >> functionality). If it's an executable created by simply Publishing with > >> Flash Player as the target, I think security issues prevent you from > doing > >> this. > >> > >> HTH, > >> --Dave > >> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> From: natalia Vikhtinskaya <natavi.m...@gmail.com> > >>> > >>> 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 > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > David Benman > Interactive Developer > d...@dbenman.com > http://www.dbenman.com > (315) 637-8487 (home office) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
