Apache – Flex FileReference.download – is it possible to open associated application

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When using FileReference.download() to retrieve a file from a server, I'd like to give the user the option to open the associated application directly rather than having to save it to disk first.

Is this possible in Flex 3? And, if so, how is it done!

Thanks,
Mark

ps. I've tried doing URLLoader.load(URLRequest) also, but no dice…

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navigateToURL(urlReq, "_blank") works in most cases, but do not open Excel, CSV files(MS office apps) in IE 7 and older versions.

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Open local file with AIR / Flex

You can use the new openWithDefaultApplication(); function that's available on the File class (I believe it's only available in AIR 2)

eg:

var file:File = File.desktopDirectory.resolvePath(fileLocation);
file.openWithDefaultApplication();

C# – Compile swf at runtime via C#

You should be able to do this fairly simply using a command line compiler.

You need to be able to setup the compiler on your server. http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=swf+command+line+compiler&btnG=Search&meta=

In your C# code you can then execute a shell command to invoke your compiler. http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=execute+command+shell+asp+.net&btnG=Search&meta=

One thing to be careful with is waiting for the compiler to finish before attempting to retrieve the compiled file. You will need to process the response from the compiler and ensure that the compilation succeeded.

I don't see why this wouldn't be feasible on a medium scale.

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C# – Compile swf at runtime via C#

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