下面有个小小的例子:
package
{
	import flash.display.Bitmap;
	import flash.display.BitmapData;
	import flash.display.Loader;
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.display.StageAlign;
	import flash.display.StageScaleMode;
	import flash.events.Event;
	import flash.events.MouseEvent;
	import flash.net.FileReference;
	import flash.text.TextField;
	import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
	import flash.text.TextFieldType;
	
	public class Browse extends Sprite
	{
		private var file:FileReference=new FileReference();
		private var loader:Loader=new Loader();
		private function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void
		{
			var f:FileFilter=new FileFilter
                        ("Images", "*.jpg;*.gif;*.png");
			file.browse([f]);
			file.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,onSelect);
		}
		private function onSelect(event:Event):void
		{
			file.load();
			file.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onComplete);
			file.removeEventListener(Event.SELECT,onSelect);
		}
		private function onComplete(event:Event):void
		{
			file.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onComplete);
			loader.loadBytes(file.data);
			loader.contentLoaderInfo.
                        addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onLoadComplete);
		}
		private function onLoadComplete(event:Event):void
		{
			var tempData:BitmapData=new BitmapData   
                          (loader.width,loader.height,false);
			tempData.draw(loader);
			var bitmap:Bitmap=new Bitmap(tempData);
			bitmap.y=50;
			this.addChild(bitmap);
			loader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(
                        Event.COMPLETE,onLoadComplete);
		}
		public function Browse()
		{
			stage.align=StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
			stage.scaleMode=StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
			var button:TextField=new TextField();
			button.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER;
			button.text="打开文件";
			button.border=true;
			this.addChild(button);
			button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClick);
		}
	}
}