What, you want everything. :) import flash.filesystem.*; import flash.net.FileFilter; import flash.utils.ByteArray;
-TH --- In [email protected], "tchredeemed" <apth...@...> wrote: > > Type was not found: File. > > Hmm!? > > --- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" TimHoff@ wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > One way is to use File instead of FileReference. You can get the > > ByteArray that way and pass that to your service. the only caveat is > > that you won't be able to track the upload progress; unless you do > > something custom with your service. > > > > private var fileToUpload:File; > > private var pptFiles:FileFilter = new FileFilter("PowerPoint Files > > (*.ppt)", "*.ppt"); > > private var fileTypes:Array = new Array(pptFiles); > > > > public function browseFiles():void > > { > > fileToUpload = new File(); > > fileToUpload.addEventListener( Event.SELECT, uploadFile ); > > fileToUpload.browseForOpen("Open", fileTypes); > > } > > > > > > > > public function uploadFile( event:Event ):void > > { > > fileToUpload = event.target as File; > > > > var fileData:ByteArray = new ByteArray(); > > > > var stream:FileStream = new FileStream(); > > stream.open(fileToUpload, FileMode.READ); > > stream.readBytes(fileData, 0, stream.bytesAvailable); > > stream.close(); > > > > // fileData will now contain the ByteArray for the file to upload. > > // You can use mx.utils.Base64Encoder.encodeBytes();, or send the > > data as is.} > > > > -TH > > > > --- In [email protected], "tchredeemed" <apthorp@> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, I am using RubyAMF to save information to the database. > > > > > > The FileReference.upload method is causing some issues because > > > logically I would like to pass the File information with other > > > information rather than just using upload(). > > > > > > That being said, is there any way to convert FileReference data to > > > Base64, I am assuming all file types are able to be encoded in base64, > > > is that correct? > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated! > > > > > > If not base64, any other way to do it would be great, just need some > > > way that I dont have to use FileRef.upload! > > > > > > thanks! > > > > > >
