Open a Folder in Air 2.7

Question

Hello there,
When Air 2.0 was released, it was possibile to do something like this (c:\mydirectory\mysubdirectory has to be there obviously):
var file:File = new File("c:\\mydirectory\\mysubdirectory");
file.openWithDefaultApplication();
and the directory would be opened by using (for exampe) in windows the file explorer
In air 2.7 this code throws an error (that is a security error, in fact if I open a temp directory created with createTempDirectory it works)
"Illegal file path"
Now, please, tell me how can I harm the user by simply opening a directory on his hard disk!
How can I open a directory on his hard disk without getting this error?
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hi,
I think that "Illegal file path" is usually thrown when wrong path is submitted to File constructor - not when using that file/directory. Your method works for me e.g when using quick test:
var file:File = File.desktopDirectory;
file.openWithDefaultApplication();     
You could try also below solution that uses shell integration with Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe):
var file:File = File.desktopDirectory;
var path:String = file.nativePath;
var processInfo:NativeProcessStartupInfo = new NativeProcessStartupInfo();
var arguments:Vector.<String> = new <String>[path];
processInfo.arguments = arguments;
processInfo.executable = new File("c:\\Windows\\Explorer.exe");
var process:NativeProcess = new NativeProcess();
process.start(processInfo);
(above version requires "desktopExtended" and native installer on deployment due to use NativeProcess)
How to use Explorer.exe, e.g.:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152457
hth,
kind regards,
Peter