Can Flash Create Text Files

[alfaro_vive]

So i'm helping some people design a flash application that runs off of a cd and
they want to be able to store data from use to use without really having to
install an app. on the host computer. I figured there might be a way to write
data to a txt file stored in the temp files. But i would have to have flash
create the file. Is this possible, how would i do it?

thanks for the help
omar

[steeban]

hi omar

this is possible....
writing some data to the temp folder through shared objects in flash...
check shared object and its class in flash help,

[wadba]

Hi steeban,
Using the shared objects is fine for persistent data but I need a to create an
output text file, to a local or network folder, everytime the user submits
information. Is this possible without using PHP scripts - ie, directly from a
flash?

As far as I understand Flash is unable to produce XML files without the help
of PHP, or similar, scripts so I'd presume that it can't create text files
either?
Thanks, wadba

[SimonTheSwift]

Hi wadba,

as long as your application is running from a Web browser, it cannot create
files - security reasons. The only way is to make your application stand-alone.
mProjector from ScreenTime Media can do a great job, giving Flash all the
system functions it misses for the security reasons. Download a trial version
at [url]www.screentime.com[/url].

Simon

[Kree8R]

How about outputting your data to an HTML popup window
and allowing the client to save their data as a web page?



"alfaro_vive" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> So i'm helping some people design a flash application that runs off of a
> cd and
> they want to be able to store data from use to use without really having
> to
> install an app. on the host computer. I figured there might be a way to
> write
> data to a txt file stored in the temp files. But i would have to have
> flash
> create the file. Is this possible, how would i do it?
>
> thanks for the help
> omar
>

[pakora]

I looked into this a while ago. As far as i am aware Flash doesnt have this
capability. However i got round it by embedding my swf inside a Director stub
and used the FileIO xtra.

Hope this is of some help.