[osflash] Q: Browsing to desktop folder to get list of files

[Ian Thomas]

Or you could use AIR:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/flash/filesystem/File.html#icon

Ian

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Thom Shannon <thom at glow-internet.com> wrote:
> I imagine for number 3 you'd have to dig into the registry (if on
> windows) to find file associations, then you'd need to extract the icons
> from executables/libraries, it wouldn't be much fun!
>
> moveup at mac.com wrote:
>> Is is possible in an AS3 desktop app, or projector, or using AIR, (NOT from within a browser), to browse to a desktop folder and get
>>
>> 1- a list of the file contents or file names
>> 2-file sizes
>> 3- the file icon
>>
>> Essentially what I'm trying to create is a desktop browser...
>>
>>
>> [f] www.flickr.com/photos/bitstream
>> [c] 416.668.0034
>> [w] www.bitstream.ca
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