Complex Application -- Could use some advice

[DarthJay]

Okay -- I'm looking to build a Flash Desktop Application for one of our clients. The Application would pull content from our servers when an internet connection is available. Here's the kicker -- I need to be able to retain the last set of data received from the server incase there is NOT an available internet connection.

I've tried SharedObject, and they work great -- but I have a whole lot more than 100k of data that needs to be remembered and I don't want to have to prompt the user to do anything extra. I've looked into several other solutions (droplets, zinc, etc.) but they either don't do what I need or are way to expensive to license.

So - does anybody know of a technology I could use that would allow a desktop flash (or maybe not flash -- I'm desperate at this point) application to save content to a user's machine that it can pull content from if no connection exists?

Thanks for any input you may have....

-Jay-

[Cota]

Since its going to be a desktop app you could use almost anyother technology. For example, make a little VB, C+ or even Java application that takes data from flash and saves it on the user's machine.

[goliatone]

uh, check this out:

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so far, i just started messing around with it, dont have the time now to play as much as i would like...:rolleyes: but i guess it could work for you.

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