Import and read a file in AS3

Question

Using AS3, I want to extracte data from a file to fill in my arrays.
I would like to do this without using php and server side coding
all done in AS3
the file can be a spread sheet
thx in advance

Answer 1

It works vey well for text files. I tried it with the code below
Now to read excel spread instead of text, what it the easiest way or fastet way?
Thanks in advance
package{
    import flash.net.URLLoader;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.events.Event;
    public class ReadFile extends MovieClip {
            var urlLDR:URLLoader;
            var urlR:URLRequest;
        public function ReadFile ():void
        { init();}
        public function init ():void {
            urlLDR = new URLLoader();
            urlR = new URLRequest("Test.txt");
//urlR = new URLRequest("Test.xls");
            urlLDR.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,f);
            urlLDR.load(urlR);
        function f(e:Event){
            trace(e.target.data);
    }//class
}//package