Need assets external to my application project (assets not in SWF)

[ozDiGennaro]

I have an application that uses extensive resources (XML files - "assets") that are lazy-loaded (only when needed).

I am using several "library projects' for support of OSMF and mapping, so I'm familiar with those methods.

My workflow will be MUCH easier if I can put my assets outside my application project (sharable among many applications).

I do not care if they reside in something like a library project, or if they just reside on the file system.  I need, of course, to be able to export a release for a server (Apache).

Oz

It's probably in the Project Properties somewhere, I just can't figure out where.

[Anirudh Sasikumar · Accepted solution]

Two approaches:

1. Create a folder say, c:\shared_assets. In all projects that you want to use them, you could add c:\shared_assets to the source path via Project properties -> Flex Build Path -> Source Path.

OR

2. You can use the embed directive to embed any file and access its contents:

[Embed(source="test.xml")]
var testXml:Class;

private function init(): void {
  var xml:XML = testXml.data as XML;
  Alert.show(xml.toXMLString());
}

Create a library project. In that, create a class with public static constant to these Class objects.

[ozDiGennaro]

Thanks.  Approach 1 suits me better and I'll try it.  I'm lazy-loading assets, since they are large.

Oz

A couple of months passed.  I tried approach 1 and it worked first time.  Thanks.

Message was edited by: ozDiGennaro