Once you have the serialized data, it is easy to write a multipart chunk for that data... Is it what you are looking for?
--- In [email protected], Daryn Nakhuda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The same author wrote a jpg encoder. > > I was just hoping to leverage the existing middleware that accepts a > multipart form upload to accept this binary data in the same manner. > > Thanks for your advice! > > > > > Mike Weiland wrote: > > > > Daryn, > > > > I see what you really want to do is more akin to this: > > > > http://www.kaourantin.net/2005/10/png-encoder-in-as3.html > > <http://www.kaourantin.net/2005/10/png-encoder-in-as3.html> > > > > I've used this for something similar, I believe someone has written a > > JPG encoder, but all you need to do is grab the bitmap data of the web > > cam and upload the binary to the middleware that actually converts the > > binary to an actual file. > > > > Sorry, I thought you were trying to save a Flash object like an array > > of arrays or something. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Mike Weiland > > > > > > > > On 12/1/06 12:01 PM, "Daryn Nakhuda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Mike! > > > > I was trying to avoid using remoting, since I'm not using it anywhere > > else in my application (yet). > > > > Basically, I have a file upload to upload your picture, and I > > wanted to > > have a webcam snapshot option, that posted to the same existing > > backend > > piece. Doesn't sound like that is currently easy/possible. > > > > I'll look at the FMS solution though, as I am already using that > > elsewhere. > > > > Daryn > > > > Mike Weiland wrote: > > > > > > Daryn, > > > > > > It's possible, but probably not the way you are going about doing > > it. > > > I've taken 2 different paths to achieve this in the past, the first > > > was on www.CertificateCreator.com when a user saves a certificate > > the > > > object that describes the certificate is sent to ColdFusion and I > > > convert the object to WDDX and store that in the database. Then > > when a > > > certificate is opened it is retrieved from the database converted > > from > > > WDDX back to a ColdFusion object that Remoting converts back to a > > > Flash object. I've done this similar thing with .NET and PHP > > remoting, > > > the trick is to find what format your middleware can store in your > > > database. > > > > > > The second approach I've used was to use Flash Media Server to > > store a > > > remote shared object of the object. My app would make the remote > > > connection get the object and start up. This approach worked great > > > because there weren't a lot of objects that needed to be saved and > > > retrieve and the application doesn't have many concurrent hits that > > > would limit our license, plus after the retrieveal of the object the > > > remote connection is closed. > > > > > > I believe FDS has the same remote object capabilites as FMS has > > so you > > > might already have that end. > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Mike Weiland > > > > > > Original Message ----------------------- > > > I have data in my flex app that I want to send to my server as if it > > > were a upload from a filereference (aka, as a multipart form). > > > > > > Is there a easy way to do that? > > > > > > Basically, I already have a backend servlet that accepts file uploads > > > from my flex app, and from an html browse form, and i'd like to use > > > that same backend with arbitrary serialized objects in my swf. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Daryn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
