NavigateToURL

Question

Hi, I have a problem to display a file in a netscape window
with the method navigateToURL. It brings, in parameter, the url of
the file (it's path directory). It would be simple if this file was
in my flex project directory (indeed, url would be, for example,
url ="./pathDirectory/fileName.pdf").
But here, that file is not in my flex project but in the
temporary directory (for the loaded files from a web application)
Does anybody have an idea on how the url path should be to
access this file and display it in a netscape window ??
Thanks in advance
jnic

Answer 1

i think i got it..
I done a quick test with the information you give.
- I created a folder in my disk root
: c:\test
- I created a txt file :
test.txt
In my Application i put it :
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import flash.net.*;
public function openMyPDF():void {
var u:URLRequest = new URLRequest("c:/test/test.txt");
navigateToURL(u,"_blank");
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:LinkButton label="Flex WhitePaper"
click="openMyPDF()"/>
Conclusion:
MX Application ->
C:\FlexWorkspace\cre_marcacao\bin\pdf.html
File to Open -> C:\test\test.txt
Ps: Make notice that when you Run your application is
deploy'it to the Bin folder, so you have to make a path that
returns all way back, anless you use a complet path like in sample
above. You don't wanna use a complet ? Try This Way:
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import flash.net.*;
public function openMyPDF():void {
var u:URLRequest = new URLRequest("../../../test/test.txt");
navigateToURL(u,"_blank");
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:LinkButton label="Flex WhitePaper"
click="openMyPDF()"/>
Hope I Help ^^
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