Read local XML with FileReference

Question

Hello,
I have a problem triying to read a local XML file.
I have this code to get the file from my hd, the file is uploaded correctly, but I don´t know how convert it to XML or String variable.
The code:
    private var fileRefSave:FileReference = new FileReference();
    private var loader:Loader = new Loader();
    private var xmlFilter:FileFilter = new FileFilter("xml", "*.xml");
     * Click Send buttom
    private function onClickSave(e:MouseEvent):void
      fileRefSave.browse([xmlFilter]);
      fileRefSave.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, selectedFile);
     * File selected
    private function selectedFile(e:Event):void
      fileRefSave.load();
      fileRefSave.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaded);
     * Loaded
    private function loaded(e:Event):void
       // Here I had the proble, I need convert FileReference in XML o String. I try with loader class but doesn´t work.
thanks. regards.

Answer 1

Why are you using FileReference? You need only use this if your application is browser based. It sounds like you are only working with local files, so here is an example using the File class instead.
var file:File = new File();
function fileSelectHandler (event:Event) : void
     //get the selected File
     var selectedFile:File = event.target as File;
     //do stuff with the file now, such as read the xml..
file.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, fileSelectHandler);
//open file dialog to select file with
file.browseForOpen("Select an XML File",[xmlFilter]);
If you really need to use FileReference (i.e. you must have a browser based application), then you should be uploading the selected File to a specific URL, which your example does not seem to do. Please see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/FileReference .html#includeExamplesSummary for more information on this.
Once you have uploaded your file to some URL, your application can then work with the file as it knows where to get it from (the URL where it was uploaded to).
Tim