[osflash] Problem: Reading files from Flash

[Merrill, Jason]

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: osflash-bounces at osflash.org 
>>[mailto:osflash-bounces at osflash.org] On Behalf Of Kent
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 3:22 PM
>>To: osflash at osflash.org
>>Subject: Re: [osflash] Problem: Reading files from Flash
>>
>>On Tuesday 01 July 2008 11:56:41 Samuel Agesilas wrote:
>>> No you can read the list at runtime with flash. You do not have to 
>>> include  it in the SWF. However if you want to monitor change, you 
>>> might have to write some sort of polling algorithm that 
>>loads the file 
>>> every x seconds.
>>
>>Thanks for the info.  I am totally new to ActionScript and 
>>Flash.  I am trying to create a widget for my daughter's 
>>Chumby.  Can you direct me to a newbe list serve that I can 
>>query about my current erroneous approach to reading in XML lists?
>>
>>>
>>> -sam
>>>
>>> On Jul 1, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Kent wrote:
>>> > Hmm, I have been trying to (unsuccessfully) read an XML 
>>file with a 
>>> > list that will change frequently.  Are you saying that 
>>there is no 
>>> > way to read that XML file/list in at run time, e.g., the 
>>list must 
>>> > be included within the swf file?
>>> >
>>> > On Tuesday 01 July 2008 11:01:27 Arul Prasad M L wrote:
>>> >> Even if its a locally installed application, u can't do 
>>2 & 3 from 
>>> >> flash.  Whats WMI?
>>> >>
>>> >> ~Arul Prasad
>>> >>
>>> >> On 7/2/08, counselor538 <counselor538 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> >>> Fellow Flash guys, a problem for your consideration.  For the 
>>> >>> project we are working on, we must be able to:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 1) read the WMI from Flash.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 2) read/write registry from Flash
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 3) Read/Write local files from Flash
>>> >>>
>>> >>> The flash is website based, not running on the local 
>>machine from 
>>> >>> a local file.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks,
>>> >>> Seth and Brian
>>> >
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