XML Over FTP

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defaultdave1 - 26 Jan 2008 18:05 GMT

Hello all,

Having some issues with a particular project, I need to load XML files that
are on a server that I do not own, and do not have any ability to put anything
on it. The xml files are only available over ftp, and flash does not allow you
to connect via ftp (as far as I can find). Even asp.net doesnt let you do this
without a special component.
The other issue is that this is live data, so its changing.
Right now I have an ftp sync program running that loads the files onto my
local machine, but I have no way of telling if the files are done or not, so I
just have my flash movie loading them over and over, and if the files good it
upddates my data, if not it ignores it.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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dan mode smith ~Adobe Community Expert~ - 28 Jan 2008 18:31 GMT

Have a read here about crossdomain data loading:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/00001621.html

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defaultdave1 - 28 Jan 2008 19:03 GMT

That requires the crossdomain.xml to be loaded onto the root of the server I am
getting the xml files.
As I mentioned, I have only read access to this server.

The only solution I have found thus far is to make a php file that loads and
then displays the xml, unfortunately it doesnt work for some of the larger
files.

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