Hi Thomas, yes, I get that, but this isn't a deployed application...this is running a FlexUnit4Runner that tests methods in various As3/M2MXML classes running inside the project.
I don't want to install the app to run unit tests, and I don't want to have to have my test data deployed in a directory like File.documentsDirectory or some variation thereof, b/c this is not project portable for developers. I should just be able to reference a file inside the project itself using a relative path...and it seems bizarre to me that the File class itself is unable to do so, despite the documentation showing examples that it can be done. I can work around it using URLLoader, but I'm just curious if anyone else has encountered this. On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:06 AM, thomas parquier < [email protected]> wrote: > > > An installed AIR app is not supposed to reside in bin-debug. > You can use File.applicationStorageDirectory, File.desktopDirectory, > File.documentsDirectory... with resolvePath(). > > thomas parquier > --- > http://www.web-attitude.fr/realisations/ > msn : [email protected] > softphone : sip:[email protected] <sip%[email protected]> > téléphone portable : +33601 822 056 > > > 2010/4/16 Davis Ford <[email protected]> > > >> >> Hi, so I am using FlashBuilder 4, and I'm using FlexUnit4 to create unit >> tests. >> >> For some tests I need to load a file as input. I can't seem to load a >> file from a relative path. All the air examples have you use the >> static defined places and want you to navigate from there (e.g. >> File.documentsDirectory), but this isn't really a good option for >> running unit tests. >> >> My project structure is the standard Flex layout. >> >> Let's say I have this: >> >> src/assets/file.txt >> >> When the project builds, this is copied into >> >> bin-debug/assets/file.txt >> >> The .swf that has the test runner also executes from bin-debug, so why >> can't I do this: >> >> var file:File = new File("assets/file.txt"); >> >> When I do, it throws an exception. Same thing if I try >> >> var file:File = new File(); >> file.nativePath = "assets/file.txt"; >> >> Interestingly enough, I can load this file using URLLoader, but that >> seems to be the only way. It seem bizarre that URLLoader works, but >> File does not, unless I am missing something? >> >> Regards, >> Davis >> > > > -- Zeno Consulting, Inc. home: http://www.zenoconsulting.biz blog: http://zenoconsulting.wikidot.com p: 248.894.4922 f: 313.884.2977
