Simple Socket Question / Error...

Question

I'm testing out a socket connection for an RDP app on the playbook.
Flash Builder Burrito 4.5
Adobe AIR SDK 2.5 Hero
Playbook SDK 0.9.2
Playbook Sim 0.9.2
VMPlayer running in Bridged Networking mode
public function RDPApp()
               var socket:Socket = new Socket();
               socket.addEventListener(Event.CONNECT, onConnect);
               socket.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOError);
               socket.addEventListener(Event.CLOSE, onClose);
               socket.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, onSecurityError);
               socket.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.SOCKET_DATA, onReceivedData);
               socket.connect("http://www.google.com", 80);
               socket.close();
               stage.nativeWindow.visible = true;
          private function closeWindow(event:MouseEvent):void{
               stage.nativeWindow.close();
          protected function onConnect(event:Event):void
               // TODO Auto-generated method stub
          protected function onIOError(event:IOErrorEvent):void
               trace(event);
          protected function onClose(event:Event):void
               // TODO Auto-generated method stub
          protected function onSecurityError(event:SecurityErrorEvent):void
               // TODO Auto-generated method stub
          protected function onReceivedData(event:ProgressEvent):void
               // TODO Auto-generated method stub
The code above throws on the sim and on the desktop:
IOErrorEvent type="ioError" bubbles=false cancelable=false eventPhase=2 text="Error #2031: Socket Error. URL:http://www.google.com" errorID=2031]
Googling this error message indicates that the client flash app has not received the required policy file from the server.
I was under the impression that AIR apps running on the desktop sandbox (Playbook included) do not require the retrieval of the policy file.
Any help is much appreciated.
Matt

Answer 1

For sockets you need to first load the securitypolicy file then call methods on it.
ref : http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/Socket.html
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