Flash professional + action script to check existing file

[mandychol99]

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.

[kglad]

you're creating an air application and want to check if a file with a known path/file name exists?

[mandychol99]

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?

[kglad]

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

}

[mandychol99]

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.

[kglad]

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.

[mandychol99]

Hello Kglad:

I copy exactly the one above.

output is :

ioError

file not found

please help.