You can not in Flex because of the Flash/Browser security. The FileReferance obj will allow you to browse/pick a file and post it back to the server but you do not have access to the bits in Flash.
You need to use AIR if this is a requirement. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Enrico Hofmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi how can i download an file from the internet and save it to local > disk ? > > regards enrico hofmann >