Thanks for the help. Now at least I know the direction that I need to go in. Uploading then downloading and eventually posting the modified data may increase the time too much for larger files.
Possibly I could create a java applet that does the file read then pass the file via javascript to the flex application??? --- In [email protected], "Jason Hawryluk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is not possible due to browser security restrictions. You will have to > ask the client to upload to the server, pass the data back to the client, > modif, and send back to server. On the server side you will have to accept > the down load, parse, and have the client the poll the server till the file > is ready to get back to the client. > > Hope this helps > > Jason > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la > part de Torey Maerz > Envoyé : vendredi 30 juin 2006 15:35 > À : [email protected] > Objet : [flexcoders] Read Local File > > > I would like to create a flex application (hosted on the internet) that > could read in a client's local file, parse that file and then display > in a datagrid for manipulation and eventually posting the data to my > server. My problem is on the reading of the local file piece. It > seems that the only way that I can do this is to have the swf running > on the client's machine. That is not an option so I have been in the > search for finding a solution that would allow me to sign my swf or > something similar so that it could be trusted on the client's machine > and allow the user to parse their local file. > > So what can I do to give my internet based application read access on > the client's machine? > > Thanks in advance! > > -Torey > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
