Ok...so Flex can't interact with DLLs but another thread (new to Flex) suggests that a possible alternative.
>> lternatively, you can write a server application in C++, Java or C#/.NET that interact with those devices. Whenever the server gets input from the scanner, it forwards that to the Flex application using Sockets. << The above comment is talking specifically to a bar code reader app but suggests that there is a way to write something that runs in the context of the given OS that can interact with Flex. It's be very interesting to hear this fleshed out in greater detail. On 12/8/07, hank williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm looking for an overview: > > > > Can AIR apps interact with services running locally? For example, > > could I create a .net DLL that permitted interaction with the > > clipboard at the native OS level? > > > > No. You cannot access DLLs. > > Hank > > >
