Local File Upload Options?

programming
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Lemme see if I can explain what I’m trying to do.

Rev & I are working on a Flash app that runs locally from a CD using the Flash projector.

At various points we need to allow the user the option to “upload” his own image (probably from a floppy).

What the client wants is the same type of browse file form that you’d see on a web page, only instead of uploading to a remote server the image would be saved to the assigned folder on the local drive.

I can do this locally by opening a browser, using the standard upload file form, and an ASP script to process the upload, IF the local machine is running MS Personal Web Server.

What I’m looking for is a more elegant solution that more seamlessly integrates into the Flash app.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
abzoid

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Ohh boy… Don’t we all wish we could do that… lmao…

In all seriourness, you might be able to link to a batch file found on the cd that will allow you to copy and place stuff in a local presentation folder… But other than that I have no clue how to help you.

playamarz :player:

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The batch file idea is a step in the right direction. If it just had a way to allow the user to “browse” the local file system for thier image.

I guess what I really need is a simple stand alone app made just for this purpose. Ya know any Visual Basic programmers that work for peanuts? :stuck_out_tongue:

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I know a guy, but he is in Baja California… no phone for miles…

Rev

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Did you check out SWF Studio, I know it mostly doesn’t come “for peanuts”, and not sure if what you want is possible, feature list was too long to read all of it, but I think so…

http://www.northcode.com/products/swfstudio/index.html

or maybe http://www.screenweavermx.com/

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Eyezberg maybe have a clue to this, but from what I’m sure, is that it’s impossible to do with Macromedia’s Flash MX IDE. Sorry.