MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH Manual page 226

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()
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
An optional string that specifies the description of the Browse For Folder
description
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
dialog box.
Description
Method; displays a Browse for Folder dialog box and lets the user select a folder.
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."
226 Objects
method can browse for any type of file, but
fl.openDocument()
if the user cancels out of the
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