If its a remote file this can be done by using Loader.loadBytes() and parsing the ByteArray.
You would need AIR to load the bytes of a local file though. --- In [email protected], "gmoniey22" <gmonie...@...> wrote: > > No, I actually want to parse the file. This seems like it should be a trivial > task. > > --- In [email protected], Alain Thibodeau <thibodeau.alain@> wrote: > > > > You mean just getting file info or actually parsing the full file data? > > > > If it's just the basic file information, I think you can get that with the > > FileReference... > > > > If you are looking for more power, swfStudio will give you all the power > > you need: http://www.northcode.com/index.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: gmoniey22 <gmoniey22@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 2:54:28 PM > > Subject: [flexcoders] is it not possible to upload a file to a flash app > > (no server)? > > > > > > I want the user to select a file and have my flash app parse it for > > information, and then display that info in the app. > > > > But it seems like all of the FileReference functions abstract the > > upload/download process to a server. > > > > Am I missing something? Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your > > favourite sites. Download it now > > http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. > > >
