Accessing Files using the browse method

Question

I am trying to get my application to load images from my local hard drive.  I browse to the image files (no problem so far) by when I select the file to load I get an input/output error.  I CAN load images successfully if they are in the same folder (directory) as the Flash application I am creating.  Is it possible to load image files selected from folders other than the active application folder?

Answer 1

Yes, same error.
If I post my sample code below something may jump out at you...
Rick
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.FileFilter;
import flash.net.FileReference;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.utils.ByteArray;
var fileRef:FileReference;
var myFile:String="";
var pictLdr:Loader = new Loader();
new_image_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,onBrowseClick);
function onBrowseClick(evt:Event):void {
    try {
        callFile();
    } catch (error:IOErrorEvent) {
        trace("IOErrorEvent catch: " + error);
    } catch (error:TypeError) {
        trace("TypeError catch: " + error);
    } catch (error:Error) {
        trace("Error catch: " + error);
    } finally {
        trace("Finally!");
    trace("Continuing with script...");
function callFile() {
    fileRef = new FileReference();
    fileRef.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, onFileSelected);
    fileRef.addEventListener(Event.CANCEL, onCancel);
    fileRef.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOError);
    pictLdr.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOError);
    fileRef.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR,onSecurityError);
    var imageTypeFilter:FileFilter=new FileFilter("Image Files (*.jpg, *.gif, *.bmp)","*.jpg;*.gif;*.bmp");
    fileRef.browse([imageTypeFilter]);
function onFileSelected(evt:Event):void {
    //fileRef.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgress);
    //fileRef.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
    trace(fileRef.name);
    //trace(fileRef);
    //trace(fileRef.url);
    //trace (fileRef.name.nativePath);
    var pictURLReq:URLRequest=new URLRequest(fileRef.name);
    trace(pictURLReq);
    pictLdr.load(pictURLReq);
    pictLdr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imgLoaded);
function onProgress(evt:ProgressEvent):void {
    trace("Loaded " + evt.bytesLoaded + " of " + evt.bytesTotal + " bytes.");
function onComplete(evt:Event):void {
    trace("File was successfully loaded.");
function onCancel(evt:Event):void {
    trace("The browse request was canceled by the user.");
function onIOError(evt:IOErrorEvent):void {
    trace("There was an IO Error.");
function onSecurityError(evt:Event):void {
    trace("There was a security error.");
function imgLoaded(event:Event):void {
    pictLdr.content.width=image_mc.width;
    pictLdr.content.height=image_mc.height;
    image_mc.addChild(pictLdr.content);
    //trace("problem is here");