Creating a list of names and putting them into a computer file

Question

I am trying to create a list of names which is generated by a swf file that contains buttons representing letters of the alphabet. The user generates a name by clicking on the letter buttons until the letters of the name have been spelled out and then clicking on a “Submit” button to add each name to the list. The names are generated inside the swf file but I want the list of names to be deposited in a file within a folder of the computer and remain there as a permanent record after the swf file has been closed. I can do the Actionscript 3 programming associated with the letter buttons but I would like to know how to send the names to the computer file.

Answer 1

Here is some simplified code which illustrates the problem I am having. I have four buttons A2_btn thru D2_btn. These buttons can be clicked to put a sequence of letters into the input text window called requestedItem_txt. The button called submit_btn can be clicked to put the sequence of letters (preceded with a comma) into the window called requestedItemList_txt and append the sequence of letters (and comma) to whatever is already in the window. This part is working satisfactorily. I also want to write the contents of the requestedItemList_txt window into a file on my computer as a permanent record each time the submit_btn button is clicked. I get an error message for the flush statement and I don’t get any file written on my computer. This problem completely baffles me so I would appreciate any help you can provide.
A2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnA2Press);
function btnA2Press(event:MouseEvent):void
    requestedItem_txt.appendText("a");
B2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnB2Press);
function btnB2Press(event:MouseEvent):void
    requestedItem_txt.appendText("b");   
C2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnC2Press);
function btnC2Press(event:MouseEvent):void
    requestedItem_txt.appendText("c");
D2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnD2Press);
function btnD2Press(event:MouseEvent):void
    requestedItem_txt.appendText("d");
var sharedOb:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("savedData");
var flushResult:Object = sharedOb.flush();
submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, submit_btnPress);
function submit_btnPress(event:MouseEvent):void
    requestedItemList_txt.appendText(","+(requestedItem_txt.text));
    requestedItem_txt.text = ("");
    SharedObject.getLocal("savedData");
    trace(SharedObject.getLocal("savedData"));
    flush("requestedItemList_txt.text");
stop();