Adobe AIR Development

[tensioncore]

Alright, so I'm like 50 lines of code away from finishin a NEW app, and I've either found a weird bug, or I'm just confused.

Take the following code snippet into consideration.

file = File.documentsDirectory;
var SaveString:String = new String("somefilename.png");
file.save(SavePNG, SaveString);

Now, don't get me wrong, this works beautifully, but when I use

file = file.fileReference();

 The save dialogue actually shows me the SaveString: somefilename.png, however with the first code snippet it does NOT show anything, just a blank text field.

Bug???

Also Second thing. WHY ONT EARTH can I not save to the photos folder? I want people using my app to be able to see what they've saved without having to download a file browser.

Have I missed something? I have read the MSohms article on the various file.x usages, but I fail to see how I can actually save to anything other than documents/app local, etc?

Help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[twindsor]

I have reproduced this issue with the default file name and logged it in our issue tracker: https://www.blackberry.com/jira/browse/TABLET-486

The file locations that are returned by the helper methods like File.documentsDirectory are cross platform AIR methods. Try using File.documentsDirectory.parent for the main shared directory, or File.documentsDirectory.resolvePath("../photos").