Loading name/value pairs using the mx:HTTPService tag

By Peter deHaan On July 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Semi-related to my previous post, I was playing around and figured out a way (probably not the best method) for loading a page of remote name/value pairs and putting them in a DataGrid using the HTTPService tag.

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Loading files using the URLLoader and URLVariables classes

By Peter deHaan On July 28, 2007 · 15 Comments

Not sure if this is helpful to anybody, but thought I’d throw it out there. The following basic example loads some random variables from an external text file and displays the events which were dispatched in a DataGrid control, as well as the loaded name/value pairs.

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Downloading files in Flex using the FileReference class

By Peter deHaan On July 28, 2007 · 57 Comments

OK, enough embedding examples, lets take a look at downloading files using Flash Player’s FileReference class (flash.net.FileReference). This example demonstrates a basic usage of the FileReference class within Flex, allowing users to download a file from the server. This example also shows how you can use data tips in the DataGrid control by setting the [...]

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