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AS3: Download a File to the Desktop

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Here's a simple example of how a user can download their file to their desktop

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  1. private var request:URLRequest;  
  2. private var localRef:FileReference;  
  3.  
  4. protected function buttonClick():void  
  5. {  
  6.     request = new URLRequest("soundbyte.mp3");  
  7.     localRef = new FileReference();    
  8.  
  9.     try  
  10.     {  
  11.         // Prompt and downlod file  
  12.         localRef.download( request );  
  13.     }  
  14.     catch (error:Error)  
  15.     {  
  16.         trace("Unable to download file.");  
  17.     }  
  18. }

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