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How to use the FileSystem in AIR to find the users directory folders

March 1st, 2008

I was messing around last night with AIR and I stumbled apon this:

1. start an AIR app in flash cs3
2. add a list component
   1. name it dir_list
3. drop the code below in the actions panel
4. And Viola!
5. PS – PC people, I put a test to see if My Documents in in that Directory.

[as]

import flash.filesystem.*;

var userDirFiles:Array = File.userDirectory.getDirectoryListing();
for (var i:uint = 0; i < userDirFiles.length; i++) {
if (userDirFiles[i].isDirectory) {
//this.display_txt.text = String(userDirFiles[i].nativePath);
dir_list.addItem({label:userDirFiles[i].nativePath })
var tmpString:String = userDirFiles[i].nativePath;
if(tmpString.search(/My Documents/) != -1)
{

dir_list.addItem({label:”working”});
break;
}
}
} [/as]

Entry Filed under: Apollo (AIR), actionscript, as3, flash, flash CS3