Multipart/form-data Flex HTTPService uploading a file

Question

I am new to Flex and also new to writing a client for a web service. My question is more about Flex (Flash Builder 4.5) APIs, what APIs to use.

I want to access a web service, and create a Flex / AIRwrapper for it, which anyone can use.

Here is the spec of webservice.

1. I have to do a post on POST https://build.phonegap.com/api/v1/apps
2. content type has to be "multipart/form-data"

3. JSON bodies of requests are expected to have the name 'data' and will be something like this:

   data={"title":"API V1 App","package":"com.alunny.apiv1","version":"0.1.0","create_method":"file"}
   

4. include a zip file in the multipart body of your post, with the parameter name 'file'.

I want to make a 'multipart/form-data' Post and send one string and one zip file.

My first question to self was if I send both string + binary data in the body, how will server understand where string end and where zip file starts?

Then I read how text + binary data can be sent through "multipart/form-data" post request. There has to be some boundaries.

After this I read and example in flex and tried following it. http://codeio.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/5-minutes-on-adobe-flex-mimic-file-upload-for-in-memory-contents/ but it doesn't seem to be working for me.

    public function createNewApp(cb:Function , appFile : File):void 
    {
        var service:HTTPService = new HTTPService();
        service.url = ROOT+"apps";
        service.showBusyCursor = true;
        service.addEventListener(ResultEvent.RESULT, function(e:ResultEvent):void {
            //translate JSON
            trace(e.result);
            var result:String = e.result.toString();
            var data:Object = JSON.parse(result);               
            cb(data.link);
        });
        service.addEventListener(FaultEvent.FAULT, defaultFaultHandler); //todo : allow user to add his own as well
        authAndUploadNewApp(service,appFile);
    }

    private function authAndUploadNewApp(service:HTTPService,appFile : File):void {

        var encoder:Base64Encoder = new Base64Encoder();
        encoder.encode(username + ":"+password);
        service.headers = {Accept:"application/json", Authorization:"Basic " + encoder.toString()};
        service.method ="POST";
        var boundary:String = UIDUtil.createUID();
        service.contentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=—————————" + boundary;
        var stream:FileStream = new FileStream();
        stream.open(appFile, FileMode.READ);
        var binaryData:ByteArray = new ByteArray();             
        var fileData : String = new String();
        stream.readBytes(binaryData);
        stream.close();         
        fileData = binaryData.readUTFBytes(binaryData.bytesAvailable); // I think this is where I have problem.... how do 
                   //how do i converrt this bytearray/stream of data to string and send it in my post request's body - i guess if this step work rest should work..   
        var params: String = new String();
        var content:String = "—————————" + boundary + "nr";
        content += 'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="data";' + '{"title":"ELS test app 2","package":"com.elsapp.captivate","version":"12.3.09","create_method":"file"}' + "nr";
        content += "—————————" + boundary + "nr";
        content += 'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file";' + fileData  + "nr";
        content += "—————————–" + boundary + "–nr";
        service.request = content;
        service.send();
    }