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win.stage.scaleMode = window.runtime.flash.display.
StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
win.stage.align = window.runtime.flash.display.
StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
win.stage.addChild( control );
}
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<body onload="doLoad( )"></body>
</html>File API
Writing Text to a File from a String
Problem
Auser has made changes to textual content in the applica-
tion, which the user wants to save to disk for offline access.
Solution
Writing text can be accomplished through theFileand
FileStream classes that are part of AIR.
Discussion
Before any reading or writing takes place to disk, a reference
to a file or directory must first exist in the application. Afile
reference can be established in a number of ways, including
programmatic manipulation and user selection. Both of these
are accomplished by using theFileclass. TheFileclass also
contains static properties that point to common locations on
the operating system. These locations include the desktop
directory, user directory and documents directory: