Introducing the JSFL File API
The latest update to Macromedia Flash MX 2004 adds new file I/O capabilities to the JavaScript API (JSAPI). The shared library installed with the Flash MX 2004 7.2 Updater exposes a new FLfile object to JavaScript Flash (JSFL). This object contains 14 new functions that enable Flash developers to write Flash extensions that can access, modify, and remove files and folders on the local file system.
In this article [I] introduce you to the new functionality of the File API and show you how to implement it in your JSFL scripts.
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| User Level: | Intermediate |
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| Product: | Dreamweaver MX, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Flash MX 2004 |
| Technologies: | Flash, JavaScript |
Note: This article discusses extending the functionality of the Flash authoring environment through the extensibility layer and JSFL. It does not apply to Macromedia Flash Player, or adding File I/O capabilities to SWF files.
Requirements:
- Prior knowledge of using JSFL in the Flash authoring environment.
- Macromedia Flash MX 2004 7.2
Chris Charlton
Chris, Los Angeles' CSS & ActionScript guru, successfully cannonballed into web development in the late 90's. Always caught up with the latest in Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and XML, Chris authored premium articles for the largest Dreamweaver/Flash community (www.DMXzone.com) and produced WebDevDesign (iTunes featured), a popular Web Design & Development Podcast. Somewhere, Chris finds time to run an authorized Adobe user group focused around open source and Adobe technologies. Being a big community leader, Chris Charlton remains a resident faculty member of the Rich Media Insitute and lends himself to speak at large industry events, like JobStock, NAB, and FITC Hollywood.
Brain cycles from Chris are always Web Standards, Flash Platform, and accessibility.
