Hi Either way, if this is running in the Flash Player and the remote URL has got a different domain name to where your SWF is running from, then it will request the cross-domain policy file. You might be able to see what's happening if you look at the "network" tab in your browser's development tools..
See e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2053530/how-can-i-make-a-https-call-using-httpservice-in-flex cheers Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Deepak MS [mailto:megharajdee...@gmail.com] Sent: 27 June 2018 05:36 To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Authenticating using URLRequest Issue Any particular reason you want to use URLRequest? You can easily do it using HttpService. var hs: HttpService hs.url = "your API" hs.method = "POST" hs.contentType = "application/json" hs.send(JSON.encode(loginObject)) -Deepak On Wed 27 Jun, 2018 7:29 am Tucsonjhall, <jh...@cactusware.com> wrote: > When I test with Postman authenticating at an API site, I get a return > token (which I need) fine. When I try in AS3, regardless of the > permutation I try, it returns the html of the page one would see if > they went to the post URL in a browser. > > One of the many permutations I've tried is: > > var loginJSON : String; > loginObject = new Object(); > loginObject.username = "x...@xxxxx.com"; loginObject.password = > "yyyyyyyyy"; loginJSON = JSON.stringify( loginObject ); > > var loader : URLLoader = new URLLoader(); loader.addEventListener( > "complete", onLoginComplete, false, 0, true ); > loader.addEventListener( "ioError", onIOError, false, 0, true ); > > var request : URLRequest = new URLRequest(); request.method = > URLRequestMethod.POST; request.contentType = "application/json"; > request.url = > "https://clicktime.symantec.com/a/1/u28tW_TDv-3Ko-VvSzagqc5gr0_TVdKHSo > h34OCw9ck=?d=LAMcYc0GeCG5qmzxdDA6i2XRE7qUa4VYqY03k_j_z9sm7eOGU1BxnR7EW > svo64tQtLqQMmicgxzaY68EGeJWtBjVB2Vf_KixbyWglckgGSaIm1XA_btYkV7OXMxHAvb > fq3yXEGGdXGY8J1hzqYLB9ulrprmmUx9knnIp71T6jpdVBPublnoTKCkRtNtrMjlm32S0j > 4WCVqj8E6YoJxtWPiNTXw3zgAhsyiSFSpMDdwEzPAFu-lHp5SPCAEHPL8KkNFUDZfrSun4 > dpgGtnMre57FdAPnYjM1_2Za3WJJXlSxt7rzyjLOhzvt8jhUAz--1CFM6aSMETiCuKyswb > eZ38F--EC0zw6OfWhd_IyHTtTSMwPXJfXFdFsfDo6UcJCHpGcqZfEJsMJHqXHtsM7_gYQE > IQRik1QmSMhu3ER0-ZU8pW8kEzVtnqOOwdTAYDDGXTLDEKyhk7hAt&u=https%3A%2F%2F > xxx.xxxxxxx.com%2Fapi%2Faccess-token%2F"; > request.data = loginJSON; > > // Following taken out on this attempt // var header : > URLRequestHeader = new URLRequestHeader( "Content-Type", > "application/json" ); // request.requestHeaders.push( header ); > > try { > loader.load( request ); > } catch ( e : Error ) { > Alert.show( "There was a problem communicating with LeagueLobster. > Error > message: " + e.name + " Code: " + e.errorID + " " + e.message ); } > > Does the server need to have a crossdomain.xml file or am I missing > something else that's obvious to more experienced programmers? > > Thanks much > > > > -- > Sent from: > https://clicktime.symantec.com/a/1/gO9zoMLDquBOeD3SQQvZ7-Ei-4Y-Q8xe55tZ86lJZiM=?d=LAMcYc0GeCG5qmzxdDA6i2XRE7qUa4VYqY03k_j_z9sm7eOGU1BxnR7EWsvo64tQtLqQMmicgxzaY68EGeJWtBjVB2Vf_KixbyWglckgGSaIm1XA_btYkV7OXMxHAvbfq3yXEGGdXGY8J1hzqYLB9ulrprmmUx9knnIp71T6jpdVBPublnoTKCkRtNtrMjlm32S0j4WCVqj8E6YoJxtWPiNTXw3zgAhsyiSFSpMDdwEzPAFu-lHp5SPCAEHPL8KkNFUDZfrSun4dpgGtnMre57FdAPnYjM1_2Za3WJJXlSxt7rzyjLOhzvt8jhUAz--1CFM6aSMETiCuKyswbeZ38F--EC0zw6OfWhd_IyHTtTSMwPXJfXFdFsfDo6UcJCHpGcqZfEJsMJHqXHtsM7_gYQEIQRik1QmSMhu3ER0-ZU8pW8kEzVtnqOOwdTAYDDGXTLDEKyhk7hAt&u=http%3A%2F%2Fapache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com%2F >
