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flash object (fl)
Last updated 5/2/2011
Parameters
browseType A string that specifies the type of file browse operation. Acceptable values are "open" , "select" or
"save" . The values "open" and "select" open the system File Open dialog box. Each value is provided for
compatibility with Dreamweaver. The value "save" opens a system File Save dialog box.
title A string that specifies the title for the File Open or File Save dialog box. If this parameter is omitted, a default
value is used. This parameter is optional.
previewArea An optional parameter that is ignored by Flash and Fireworks and is present only for compatibility with
Dreamweaver.
Returns
The URL of the file, expressed as a file:/// URI; returns
null if the user cancels out of the dialog box.
Description
Method; opens a File Open or File Save system dialog box and lets the user specify a file to be opened or saved.
Example
The following example lets the user choose a FLA file to open and then opens the file. (The
fl.browseForFileURL()
method can browse for any type of file, but fl.openDocument() can open only FLA files.)
var fileURL = fl.browseForFileURL("open", "Select file");
var doc = fl.openDocument(fileURL);
See also
fl.browseForFolderURL()
fl.browseForFolderURL()
Availability
Flash 8.
Usage
fl.browseForFolderURL([description])
Parameters
description An optional string that specifies the description of the Browse For Folder dialog box. If this parameter
is omitted, nothing is shown in the description area.
Returns
The URL of the folder, expressed as a file:/// URI; returns
null if the user cancels out of the dialog box.
Description
Method; displays a Browse for Folder dialog box and lets the user select a folder.
Note: The title of the dialog box is always Browse for Folder. Use the
description parameter to add more detail in the
description area under the title, such as “Select a folder” or “Select the path that contains the profile you want to import.”