This chapter explains how to enable your SWF file to communicate with external files and other Adobe Flash® Player 9 and Adobe® AIR™ instances. It also explains how to load data from external sources, send messages between a Java server and Flash Player, and perform file uploads and downloads using the FileReference and FileReferenceList classes.

Contents

• Basics of networking and communication
• Working with external data
• Connecting to other Flash Player and AIR instances
• Socket connections
• Storing local data
• Working with file upload and download
• Example: Building a Telnet client
• Example: Uploading and downloading files