Saving compiled SWF on Client

[johnhenry]

I've been able to find cached swf files of lzx files I've worked on. Has anyone tried automatically saving these as complete SWFs? What I'm envisioning is an app. that lets you build your own swfs and then save them to the hard drive.

[antun]

You can run them as they are, they just won't have any data connectivity or the ability to load resources at run-time.

-Antun

[shawn]

Hello Antun,
First, let me congratulate you and Laszlo on their recent open source announcement. Secondly, kudos for delivering a fantastic, innovative product.

My question is :

"You can run them as they are, they just won't have any data connectivity or the ability to load resources at run-time."

Why do these standalone swf files lose the ability for data connectivity? Is this a Flash security measure, or a Laszlo restriction? Is there a work-around (short of decompiling swf files)?

My background is J2EE development, so my appologies for such a novice Flash question.