Uploading files in flash 10 on a facebook profile

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Uploading files in flash 10 on a facebook profile

I am developing a facebook application which sits in an application tab.

The app is developed in flash and as such must use fb:swf to embed the swf. Therefore it sets allowScriptAccess = never on the swf.

There are 3 things that I will need to do, and I am not sure if it will be possible.

1) Load external SWF files into the parent swf

2) Load dynamic XML from the server

3) Upload files to the server

I am using flash 10.

Does allowScriptAccess = never stop us from achieving any of these things?

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I do not know about the Security restrictions in Facebook but setting allowScriptAccess = never should not change how you can communicate to the server. It just disallows communication with JavaScript.

To upload file see: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ActionScript/3.0_ProgrammingAS3/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118a9b90204-7cf6.html

Loading external SWF: http://www.iheartactionscript.com/loading-an-external-swf-in-as3/

Load XML from Server: http://theflashblog.com/?p=242

Todd Moses 2010-02-16 21:01:48

Thanks, that is what I thought. There shouldn't be any other security restrictions, because facebook is just rendering an embed tag. There is no allowNetworking setting, so hopefully I will be fine. Just putting together a quick POC to test out.

Matt 2010-02-16 21:10:20

All works a charm. Looking on google you would think that working with fb:swf is a complete nightmare, but all seems pretty straightforward to me if you understand the JS limitations.

Matt 2010-02-17 08:36:38

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