Dragging and Dropping images from an AIR application

In order to drag files from an AIR application, you will need to use the NativeDragManager class. The NativeDragManager class coordinates drag-and-drop operations between an AIR application and the native operating system, between two applications, or between components within a single application.

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Loading local images directly into Flash Player 10

Flash/Flex developers are now able to read and write local files directly inside the Flash Player. With Flash Player 10 we have direct access to user’s hard drive to read and write files. Example below allow us to load in an image file from the hard drive and display it to the user.

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