How to specify the location of a remote machine's file in the URLRequest parameter? - Edited

Hi now I have found how to give a relative path in URLRequest para开发者_StackOverflow社区mate and download that file. I found it from this particular stack overflow post . Thanks to Christian Nunciato and heri0n.

so now if If give my machine's relative path, C:/sample/DefectList.xls it works. Now I have to access an xls file kept in the server machine or any other machine,say my team mate's machine. The ip address is 172.17.196.124 and the location is C:/sample/test.xls.

I tried

var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest"file://172.17.196.124/c:/sample/test.xls"); But it throws the Error#2032.

How to mention a remote location as a relative path?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" creationComplete="loadFile()"> 

<mx:Script> 
    <![CDATA[ 

            private var loadedFile:ByteArray; 

            private function loadFile():void 
            { 
                    //var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("C:/sample/DefectList.xls"); 
                    var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("file://172.17.196.124/c:/sample/test.xls"); 

                    var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(request); 

                    urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onURLLoaderComplete); 
                    urlLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.BINARY; 
                    urlLoader.load(request); 
            } 

            private function onURLLoaderComplete(event:Event):void 
            { 
                    loadedFile = event.target.data; 
            } 

            private function saveLoadedFile():void 
            { 
                    var file:FileReference = new FileReference(); 
                    file.save(loadedFile);  
            } 

    ]]> 
  </mx:Script> 

  <mx:Button label="Save File" horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0" click="saveLoadedFile()" /> 

</mx:Application> 

You cannot download something directly from flex onto the user's desktop. You have to do it from the server. To initiate downloading a file from the server, use FileReference.download() method. The downloading will happen only with the user's consent - if the user clicks cancel on the download prompt window, it will be canceled.

downloadURL = new URLRequest();
downloadURL.url = filename_relative_to_swf_location;
file = new FileReference();
file.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
file.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);
file.download(downloadURL, fileName);
private function completeHandler(event:Event):void 
{
  trace("completeHandler: " + event);
}
private function ioErrorHandler(event:IOErrorEvent):void 
{
  trace("ioErrorHandler: " + event);
}

If you're trying to create an application that will work with local files you should probably create an AIR project rather than a web Flex one, as it gives you tools to work with files. The local files will only work if you open the compiled swf from your hard-drive. The security policy will forbid any flex swf from easily accessing your local files if the swf is loaded from a web server.

A few videos that might come in handy:

* Comparing Flash, Flex, Flash Player and Adobe AIR (5:30)
* Exercise 13: Creating and deploying an AIR application

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