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568 ActionScript classes

listener.onIOError = function(file:FileReference):Void {

trace("onIOError: " + file.name);

}

var fileRef:FileReference = new FileReference();

fileRef.addListener(listener);

var url:String = "http://www.macromedia.com/platform/whitepapers/

platform_overview.pdf";

if(!fileRef.download(url, "FlashPlatform.pdf")) {

trace("dialog box failed to open.");

}

See also

browse (FileReference.browse method), browse (FileReferenceList.browse

method)

, upload (FileReference.upload method)

FileReference constructor

public FileReference()

Creates a new FileReference object. When populated, a FileReference object represents a file

on the user's local disk.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example creates a new FileReference object and initiates the download of a

PDF file.

import flash.net.FileReference;

var listener:Object = new Object();

listener.onComplete = function(file:FileReference) {

trace("onComplete : " + file.name);

}

var url:String = "http://www.macromedia.com/platform/whitepapers/

platform_overview.pdf";

var fileRef:FileReference = new FileReference();

fileRef.addListener(listener);

fileRef.download(url, "FlashPlatform.pdf");