Chapter 9. Files and Directories
An application’s ability to work with the files and directories on a user’s computer is a basic necessity. Fortunately, doing so in an AIR application is generally one of the easiest things you’ll ever implement. AIR provides three simple to use classes that offer all the file and directory-related functionality you’ll ever need. In fact, there’s so much information to be covered in this area that I’ve broken it down into two separate chapters.
In this chapter you’ll learn about the fundamentals of working with files and directories. This includes allowing users to select a file or directory on their computer, accessing basic file information (its name, size, creation date, and so forth), and listing the contents ...
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