Hello everyone, what I need to do is get a list of files in a folder in a Flex application from the web (i.e. all the files in a location like http://example.com/folder1). Can anyone please help me. Thank you.
Chris
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A:
To get that the list of files in a server directory, you'd need to use a server-side script (.NET, php, Ruby, etc), then pass the list to your Flex app.
Would be something of a huge security issue if you could get that information within a client side Flex app natively... unless you're using AIR on the desktop, in which case you have access to the file system.
Marcus
2009-12-02 21:59:02
I am not sure about the security aspect of your answer since the location is web accessible and the client is asking for the information from the server, but I do agree with the solution you provide
asawilliams
2009-12-02 23:39:56
The security comment is more referring to the idea of the Flex app being able to natively read the info from the server, instead of via a service layer. That's what it sounded like he was hoping for.
Marcus
2009-12-02 23:42:45
There is a security aspect to it - most of the web servers do not allow clients to list any random folder in its web-root - they block it using some rules in the server.
Amarghosh
2009-12-03 04:23:28
A:
have a look at this example http://ntt.cc/2008/02/10/how-to-load-an-image-into-our-flex-application-from-url-with-source.html
streetparade
2009-12-02 22:31:15
I am not sure this article applies to this scenario since it is for loading an image that you know the location and the question is for getting a list of all the files at a folder location.
asawilliams
2009-12-02 23:37:06