loadVars variables cached?

[4string]

If I use loadVars to load from a text file, is the .txt file saved on the user's computer? Or, does it just read and load the variables into the movie?

I want to hide my text file from users. Can flash still access it from above the public html folder?

[Richard_N]

no its not saved but it is cached within flash. Just give it some obscure name and its going to be pretty safe. Taking information across domains with flash is a little complex, also doubt it could access info above the web root.

If its crucial about the text files have you considered storing the info in a database instead?

[4string]

Thanks, Richard.

Hmm. Maybe I can use .htaccess to only allow my flash file access to it.

I am putting things in a db, but I thought I could lessen the load on the db by loading the most common variables from a text file and only access when needed.

Thanks again.

[Richard_N]

no probs, we use flash remoting for database connections and its really fast and quite light on resources.