Understanding the AIR Sandbox?
Well I am learning the hard way that you can't just take any
old Flash sample and make it work in AIR.
I have had mixed results to date, with one issues being
sample Flash files that use AS2 components not working.
But now this...
I am trying out this sample
http://www.flash-db.com/Tutorials/loadingAS3/loadingData.php?page=4
And got the PHP/MySQL sample to work as expected in Flash,
converted to Flash AIR, works as well, debug as ADL, works well
also, however when making a final AIR app, it does not fully work,
and the images are missing.
I am not expecting anyone to help me decode, fix the sample
code, what I need to know is what really are the underlying
difference between Flash SWF, ADL, and a AIR app, to make this
happen, something I think may be answered by understanding the AIR
sandbox if that is the correct term.
This is in Flash CS3/AS3 and AIR 1.0 update and player.
TIA.
Hi,
AIR has an additional sandbox called the application sandbox.
All AIR related functionality like file access can only be accessed
by content in the application sandbox. Content coming in over from
the network (like HTML in an iframe) is not in the application
sandbox.
Read more about this at
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/introduction_to_air_security.html
In AIR, URLs passed to URLRequest and others can read from
the application installation directory and an application storage
directory by prefixing app: and app-storage: as protocol
specifiers. I think by default, it reads from app:. So if you do a
URLRequest("loaddb.php") it will read the code of the php file (if
you've packaged the php file in your air app). But a URLRequest("
http://localhost/loaddb.php")
should work.
The final .air file is a zip file which includes the main
swf, an application descriptor and assets for the program. ADL and
the final yourairapp.exe differs when it comes to Updater.update()
(self update API) and the app: and app-storage: location.
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I have no idea why embedding fonts in CS4 using library->new font includes every european character EXCEPT polish. You have german, french, spanish, norwegian, but not polish. Well, since embedding a font from Flash is the only way to use bitmap fonts in Flex, I had to create a library of external font files, one SWF per font size and style. Such an SWF exposes several functions, such as returning a ready to use pre-formatted textfield, returning the font name (Such as Tahoma) and the font name you actually need to use (such as Tahoma_13pt_st).
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute">
<mx:Panel x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" layout="absolute" title="M2C Studio Font Parser Utility">
<mx:VBox x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" paddingRight="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingTop="10" paddingBottom="0">
<mx:HBox x="10" y="10" width="100%" height="95%">
<mx:VBox width="50%" height="100%">
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<mx:FileSystemTree width="100%" height="50%" id="fileTree"/>
<mx:HRule width="100%"/>
<mx:Label text="Fonts list"/>
<mx:Text width="100%" height="50%" id="fontlist"/>
</mx:VBox>
<mx:VRule height="100%"/>
<mx:VBox width="50%" height="100%">
<mx:Label text="XML Output"/>
<mx:TextArea width="100%" height="50%" backgroundColor="#ECE9E9"/>
<mx:Canvas width="100%" height="50%" id="canv">
</mx:Canvas>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:HBox>
<mx:Button label="Generate XML from directory" width="100%" click="handlePress();"/>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:Panel>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import flash.utils.setInterval;
import com.m2cstudio.archont.utility.fonts.FontLibraryItem;
import com.m2cstudio.archont.utility.fonts.IFontLibraryItem;
import mx.accessibility.AlertAccImpl;
import mx.controls.*;
import mx.events.*;
import mx.controls.Alert;
var rx:RegExp = /^.*\.swf$/;
function handlePress():void
// This also throws an error
//Security.allowDomain("*");
var file:File = fileTree.selectedItem as File;
var aLoad:Array = new Array();
if(!file)
Alert.show("You must select a folder", "Error");
return;
} else if(!file.isDirectory) {
Alert.show("You must select a folder, not a file", "Error");
return;
var aList:Array = file.getDirectoryListing();
for each (var fil:File in aList)
if(!fil.isDirectory)
if(fil.nativePath.match(rx))
// Is swf
var fs:FileStream = new FileStream();
fs.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, handleFileStreamLoaded);
fs.openAsync(fil, FileMode.READ);
function handleFileStreamLoaded(e:Event):void
var fs:FileStream = e.target as FileStream;
var ld:Loader = new Loader();
var lc:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext();
var ba:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
lc.allowLoadBytesCodeExecution = true;
fs.readBytes(ba);
fs.close();
ld.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, handleLoaded);
ld.loadBytes(ba, lc);
function handleLoaded(e:Event):void
var cnt:FontLibraryItem = e.target.content as FontLibraryItem;
cnt.rotation=10; // Rotation, just to be sure it's not using system fonts
canv.rawChildren.addChild(cnt);
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for each (var f:Font in Font.enumerateFonts(false))
Alert.show(f.fontName, f.fontType);
// This should retrieve the appropriate values but throws an error because the SWF can't grab the Font definition
//Alert.show(cnt.getFontName(), cnt.getFontStyle());
]]>
</mx:Script>
</mx:WindowedApplication>
Here's a screen of what it actually looks like when compiled:
Here's the source of the font library item. Note that the SWF contains only 2 items. A TextField named font with embeded characters and a boolean bt on the first frame.
package com.m2cstudio.archont.utility.fonts
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.text.*;
public dynamic class FontLibraryItem extends MovieClip implements IFontLibraryItem
private var txtFont:TextField;
private var fFont:Font;
public function FontLibraryItem()
super();
// Causes an error - see below why
//init();
public function getFontName():String
return fFont.fontName;
public function getFontType():String
return fFont.fontType;
public function getFontStyle():String
return fFont.fontStyle;
public function getBitmapText():Boolean
return this.bt;
public function getBitmapTextSize():uint
if(this.bt) {
return Number(txtFont.defaultTextFormat.size);
} else {
return 0;
public function hasGlyphs(glyphs:String):Boolean
return fFont.hasGlyphs(glyphs);
public function createTextField():TextField
var tf:TextField = new TextField();
tf.embedFonts = true;
tf.defaultTextFormat = (this.font as TextField).defaultTextFormat;
return tf;
public function init():void
if(this.font) {
txtFont = this.font;
} else {
throw new Error("Document must contain a textfield named 'font' with the embedded font");
var fArr:Array = Font.enumerateFonts(false);
if(fArr.length==0) {
throw new Error("Document does not contain any embeded fonts.");
} else if (fArr.length>1) {
throw new Error("Document must contain not more than one embedded font");
fFont = fArr[0];
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[svn] 4834: Recompile applicationupdater_ui. swc from the AIR Integration Kit.
Revision: 4834
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2009-02-04 09:32:13 -0800 (Wed, 04 Feb 2009)
Log Message:
Recompile applicationupdater_ui.swc from the AIR Integration Kit.
The AIR Integration Kit comes with applicationupdater_ui.swc and applicationupdater_ui.swf which are built with Flex 3.1. Due to API changes in Gumbo, using applicationupdate_ui.swc as is causes a verify error. This change uses the existing source and build file from the Air Integration Kit to rebuild applicationupdate_ui.swc and applicationupdate_ui.swf.
QE Notes: None
Doc Notes: None
Bugs: SDK-18564
Reviewer: Jim
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Dmitry Svetlakov wrote:
I try use silent mode under Mac OS - doesn't work in this situation: Adobe AIR not installed on system.
Because isntaller needs in access from administrator.
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Jul 18 15:36:01 user-macbook-pro /var/folders/f+/f+YgX8A8EzyL0WM6aZ2rT++++TI/-Tmp-/airNEZFRK/Adobe AIR Installer.app/Contents/Frameworks/Adobe AIR.framework/Versions/1.0/Adobe AIR Application Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe AIR Application Installer[8694]: Could not create directory at /Applications/Adobe/Flash Player/AddIns/airappinstaller
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Thanks,
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MBP Classic 15" 2.6GHz/4GB RAM/200GB 7200 RPM HDD
MBA Rev A 1.8GHz/2GB RAM/64GB SSD
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I am in a similar predicament. Have an older Powerbook which still blazes through most stuff but I am tired of lugging the 15'' around.
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How to blur the background behind the AIR application?
Dear fellow developers and Adobe gurus,
With the BlurFilter, I can easily blur everything inside of
an AIR application.
But, figure this for a moment: I'll have an application with
some sort of transparent background, which results in all the items
and programs behind the AIR application shining through. Further
imagine that I have some kind of blurred background in my
application from which I want the UI components to stick out nicely
and sharply.
But here's the suprise: no matter how I blur the contents of
my AIR application, everything behind the app stays sharp and
crystal clear.
Now my idea of the whole picture is that the Flash Player
somehow "hands through the application" what is behind it when
system chrome is off and transparency mode is on, but it only seems
to "pipe" it through without applying any effects/filters to it.
So, my question is: is there a good reason for this (maybe it
would be a serious performance and/or platform alignment issue), is
there a workaround (like "plugging into" the piped stream of
background information), or will there some first-hand solution in
the future?
Best regards
C.Thanks a lot for this quick, plausible, and clarifying
answer.
I feared it was something like that... it leaves me a wee
disappointed.
I was hoping to be able to create some sleek blur effects in
the background of my application with AIR...
With the fullscreen capabilities of the Flash Player in mind,
I was also hoping it was possible to create some kind of fullscreen
blur-fade effect, with all the other items fading/blurring to black
when turning my app into fullscreen mode. Something like the effect
of the Steam Media Player, if you happen to know that. But since
that is built upon the Windows Media Player, I already feared that
it would be something specific to WMP in combination with the OS.
I also understand that it would be very difficult to achieve
a similar effect with something like screenshots since it is almost
impossible to do that real time.
Is there any faint chance that AIR/the Flash Player might be
able to do something like filtering/affecting what is shown behind
the app in the future?
Best regards
C. -
When I watch slide show through my Apple TV version 6..2 the air play instruction box appears always on the screen and hides the photo. Is there any way to stop it.
Hi Sujatha vijay,
It sounds as if your Apple TV is in Conference Room Display mode. You will need to turn this off. See this article -
Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Understanding AirPlay settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5517
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L -
Customizing the Air packager output
How can the output of the air packager be customized? I see a
field named "skin" but I see no possibility to import or create
custom skins. After a lot of efforts creating a nice
company-specific webhelp skin, it would be dissapointing if this is
lost in the air output.
While I am at it (allthough I know this may be the wrong
forum), what is the point of the digital signatures in the Air
packager? After all, I can create my own right in the packager
anytime so there would not be any security for the end user. On the
other side, the security warning that pops up each time a user
installs my Air output seems rather undisireable.Peter, thanks for the fast reply. I hope that alternative
skins will be made available over time. The best would be a skin
editor as we already have it in RoboHelp.
Now I also understand the signature feature. The end user
only receives the warning if I generate my own signature in the Air
packager. I guess we know how secure procedures work that leave the
decision on whether to proceed with the end user ; )
Actually the longer I think the less I am convinced of the
Air format for HTML documents. I would not want a document to
install itself to my system and forcing me to deinstall just to get
rid of it again. I guess it will provide mainly an option if you
can install it together with the actual software.
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