flash data integration: I am trying to create a 'Password' database with flash to push both to and from
an external database, the only problem is that I do not want to have to run IIS
or Apache or any other web server.
Is there any way to read a non localhost/web based type database within flash?
If so can someone point me to a tutorial or at least in the right direction?

Thanks

If you need to write data, then you need a server install (ie apache). You
could avoid using a database by using XML, but without a server, you have
read-only access. If you're app is ONLY going to run locally, then you could
use a .NET wrapper and FSCommand/ExternalInterface to write to the XML file.

tonyhigham is correct for the native Flash player.

Third party wrapper or your own wrapper can allow access to the local OS. Look
at Jester, Zinc and a whole host of third party folks.

You also can write ActiveX to communicate via the browser to the Flash player
and the ActiveX component can gain user acceptance to OS.