FMX writing text files???

[felix_man]

I was just getting ready to buy flash jesters jsave and netcheck, when I saw the flashmx announcement. WIll MX proivide the facilities to do these things from a flash projector?

1. check for internet connection.
2. write a text file.

I am building a desktop app that will load data from our live site and display it, but I need to be able to write to a text file on the hard drive so I can show the latest possible info (written to text file at time of last connection) if they are not currently connected. Hope some one can/will answer this... trying to save $300 (money is short here as everywhere).

Thanks in advance
Felix_Man

[FlashGuru]

No new commands or functions to do this no, you can of course use the new LocalObjects to store the data you wanted to store in a textfile - LocalObjects are just like cookies except you can store full flash object structures inside of them.

To check for an internet connection youll still need to use a .bat file in conjunction with fscommand just as you would have in flash 5.

[Kraken]

I can still save you money, though. Buy SWF Studio from Northern Codeworks! It's only $150, does all the things you want, and has great product support. http://www.northcode.com

[felix_man]

FlashGuru
Sounds interesting Guy. Are you saying that info can be written to the flash file and recalled the next time it is opened? If so does this include standalone projectors? If not could you expand a little on what you mean (I'm a little slow...)?

Kraken
Thanks man I appreciate the link. I have never heard of this before... great stuff. Maybe replace screenwaeaver and Jtools... Sweet!

Thanks again guys.

[FlashGuru]

Sounds interesting Guy. Are you saying that info can be written to the flash file and recalled the next time it is opened? If so does this include standalone projectors? If not could you expand a little on what you mean (I'm a little slow...)?

LocalObjects are a means to store data used in a flash movie persistently throughout movies, much like cookies. You can save objects in a LocalObject and then load the object back into the movie the next time it is opened.

You can store all of the primitive data types in a LocalObject.

LocalObjects work both as standalone and online.

[sunmillennium]

There is an undocumented FSCommand("save","filename.txt") which when invoked in Flash running in the Flash Player ( not the browser ) will write a text file with name value pairs of all the variables on the timeline.

[NerdInside]

Originally posted by sunmillennium
There is an undocumented FSCommand("save","filename.txt") which when invoked in Flash running in the Flash Player ( not the browser ) will write a text file with name value pairs of all the variables on the timeline.

No, that was only in Flash 5 and was left over from testing. It has been removed in Flash MX. If you use the code, export as Flash 5, and the viewer still has Flash Player 6 or the updated Flash 5 Player, it will not work.

[lastid]

What must I do to create and save a file (txt file or xml file) in the same folder of the swf file?
(In flash MX 2004)
Thank in advance

[Mirandir]

If its online you need serversidescripting like PHP or ASP to which you send variables that they can save in the right place.

If its offline you'll need to get a 3:rd party app like Zinc:

http://www.multidmedia.com/software/zinc/

/Mirandir

[lastid]

Ok, thanks a lot