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May 10, 2006
FileReference updated in Macromedia Flash Player 9 beta 3
flash.net.FileReference class, in latest beta of Macromedia Flash Player 9, has been updated. Let's see the FileReference.upload(..) method signature.
public function upload(request:URLRequest,
uploadDataFieldName:String = "Filedata", testUpload:Boolean = false):voidFollowing are things, I noticed in the latest beta.
- Custom data-field name, which was hard-coded(as FileData) in previous version of player. Now you can change it by using
uploadDataFieldNameparameter ofuploadmethod of FileReference. - You can now send HTTP/POST parameters with file-upload request. Previous version of player only allowed you to send HTTP/GET parameters. You can use first parameter
requestto send HTTP POST or GET parameters.
This means, I can now go ahead and complete my Flickr AS3 API. I was stuck, when I wanted to upload pictures to Flickr. Darron's Flickr AS3 library was also missing file-upload feature because of above mentioned limitation in previous versions of Flash Player 9 beta. I am sure, Darron must have updated Flickr AS3 library.
Posted by Abdul Qabiz at May 10, 2006 11:56 AM
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Hi Abdul,
I am trying to use the FileReference Class to load images into my flex application directly at runtime....however i cannot trace the complete location of the file i select from the browse method.....can u help??
send me some link or anything!,
Rama.
Thanks in advance
Posted by: Rama at June 7, 2006 08:57 PM
hi, can you tell me how to upload an image on the swf file in Flex(Flex 2 beta 3) using FileReference and send it across to the coldfusion and store it in some file system....thank you
Posted by: Rajesh Bhadra at June 8, 2006 10:15 PM
Hi Rama,
Due to security sandbox, you can not get the complete path of local-file. You would only get the filename. I understand, it's frustrating but at the same time secuirty is also important.
You have to do roundtrip (upload to server then download from server) to make it work..
-abdul
Posted by: Abdul Qabiz at June 10, 2006 02:13 AM
Hi Rajesh,
You can look at Flex 2.0 live docs, there are many examples.
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/1/flex/langref/flash/net/FileReferenceList.html
If you still have problem, let me know.
For coldfusion, I think, following code should work.
<cfset destinationPath = "uploads\"/>
<cffile action="upload" fileField="Filedata" destination="#destinationPath#" nameConflict="makeUnique" />
Posted by: Abdul Qabiz at June 10, 2006 02:41 AM
Hi Abdul.
Can you upload photos to flickr?
I try to update the code of Darron's Flickr Api, but I can't sent photos...
Can you send me your modifications of Photos.upload? Only if you worked on it, of course.
Thanks!!
Posted by: Gustavo Sanabio at July 21, 2006 05:49 AM
the latest beta's features are really cool, it's more advanced than the previous version, especially "You can now send HTTP/POST parameters with file-upload request"
Posted by: Kurt Granroth at September 6, 2006 08:42 AM
Hello,
Im searching for code to loging in to flickr and upload pictures with flash as.
Can someone tell me if there is an example script to find somewhere, I know the basics of actionscript,Im not advanced yet.
Hope that you can help,greetings,Ber.
Posted by: Ber van Geer at September 25, 2007 03:45 PM
hi adbul,
i m trying to use richtexteditor in coldfusion mxml files. But I am not able to do it. can you please helkp me with this
Posted by: sandhya at February 29, 2008 02:03 AM