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Flash professional + action script to check existing file

Jun 16, 2012 10:13 PM

Hello Guru:

 

I am using Flash professional with action script 3.

 

Please recommended me how to check if existing file in drive c: exist or not.

 

Thanks in advance.

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  • kglad
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    1. kglad,
    Jun 16, 2012 10:22 PM   in reply to mandychol99
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    you're creating an air application and want to check if a file with a known path/file name exists?

     
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    2. mandychol99,
    Jun 16, 2012 10:31 PM   in reply to kglad
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    I just would like to create flash application and use in my Adobe Capitivate 5.

     

    I just want to check if a file with a known path/file name exists?

     
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  • kglad
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    Jun 17, 2012 6:35 AM   in reply to mandychol99
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    you could attempt to load that file and use an ieerrorevent to catch its non-existance:

     

    var loader:Loader = new Loader();

    loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,errorF );

    loader.load(new URLRequest(yourpath/yourfile));

     

    function errorF(e:IOErrorEvent):void{

    // catch error

    }

     
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    4. mandychol99,
    Jun 17, 2012 5:30 PM   in reply to kglad
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    var loader:Loader = new Loader();

    loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,errorF );

    loader.load(new URLRequest("c:\CaptivateLog.txt"));


    function errorF(e:IOErrorEvent):void{
    trace(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR);
    trace("file not found");
    }

    // catch error

     

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    Hello Kglad:

     

    I have try above but always got to errorF even file is there.

    Please help again.

     

    Thanks in advance.

     
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    5. kglad,
    Jun 17, 2012 10:32 PM   in reply to mandychol99
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    use:

     

     

     

    var loader:Loader = new Loader();

    loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,errorF );

    loader.load(new URLRequest("file://c:/CaptivateLog.txt"));


    function errorF(e:IOErrorEvent):void{
    trace(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR);
    trace("file not found");
    }

    // catch error

     

     

    p.s.  please mark helpful/correct responses, if there are any.

     
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    6. mandychol99,
    Jun 17, 2012 10:48 PM   in reply to kglad
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    Hello Kglad:

     

    I copy exactly the one above.

    output is :

     

    ioError

    file not found

     

    please help.

     
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