Flash ya backend
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- mr_flaco0
I helped build a few VOD systems for hotels- the first with Flash 5/ASP/SQL Server on NT, the second with MX/XML/PHP/MySql on APACHE. Both interfaced with the set-top box OS for some functionality as well, both thru proprietary versions of Opera. Preferred the second, hands down.
- quik0
I don't understand all the hoo-har about flash remoting, seems like a waste of time to me.
XML/PHP/MYSQL seems to be the way to do it.
- quik0
all this talk about backends and going down is too much for me unfit.
- Mick0
Has anyone used PHPObject before? http://ghostwire.com/go/28
- quik0
Looks good Mick, its in the bookmarks ;)
- joyride0
We've done some very large projects with everything loading and sorted from XML. No need for a data base yet. But its an easy addon with the way we built it. The question is, What do you want it to do. XML is just data in some form. Which is what a database is. So you need to decide if you want php/.net/.whatever to update it or if its going to be static.
Ours is static but we built a C++ app to translate it in to 14 other languages. But all xml files are static so no need to develope the dB.
- quik0
well... get php to produce the xml files and save them or something.
don't actually use a database..
- industry730
just going to throw one more tid-bit in
Coldfusion is much more simpler to use then PHP, on average it takes half as much code to do the same thing in Coldfusion that you would be doing in PHP or ASP,
Plus CF runs on top of Enterprise Grade J2EE Application Servers, either with it's built-in JRun Server or get the CFMX J2EE edition to run it on your own Server (IBM WebSphear, XServe, etc) basically when you code in CF it converts your code to JSP Code and processes it.
Also Macromedia Created both Flash MX and Coldfusion MX to integrate into each other
I have done both ASP and CFMX integration with Flash and CFMX was by far the easiest.
- phirschybar0
Why even bother having php create the xml files unless you have a really complex situation? What are the advantages of using XML here instead of passing the variables directly from php to flash?
- unfittoprint0
because dealing with XML ismuch more intuitive and simpler than dealing with a huge string.
You also don't have to include variables indicating the number of times a certain variable family should be looped. With xml you can get that number driectly from the node's length.
For multidimensional arrays you'll have to go with XML output. It also has the vesatilty to allow different approaches to the same source [director, flash, html output, rss feeds, etc...]
- phirschybar0
ahhh... cool.
Whats a great source for me to start learning XML? I know AS, php, MySQL very well but shit about XML... I B a quick learner.
- unfittoprint0
XML is not evan script languge, more of a method to display information... It's quite easy to grasp the essential in hours, couple of days.
I have some gimme a sec...
- gekkokid0
h8 the millwall scuin
- phirschybar0
'preciate it unfit.. I knew it was easy.. just a simple hierarchical structure of data to allow for multi-dimensional arrays and stuff. I guess I'm interested in learning how to integrate into Flash. I know MX 2004 has components to organize data... Are these any good?
- unfittoprint0
I tend to be a little suspicious towards MM components. If you already have thkills there's nothing like making your own.
But MX2004 Pro has some very interesting db components that i look forward to test. Hopefully I can test it within Flash without having to go to DW....
anyway, here's some XML tuts:
http://actionscript-toolbox.com/…http://www.kirupa.com/developer/…
http://www.studiowhiz.com/tutori…
http://www.macromedia.com/suppor…
http://www.onclipevent.com/radio…
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/…
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/…
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/…
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/…
- phirschybar0
shit unfit... thanks for grabbing those
- spent20000
I did something for Avaya like that... 65k
- zeroblade0
hey you earned more than carver!
- phirschybar0
Anyone forsee a standard emerging? Predictions?
- ********0
seems to me that XML will outdue the dBs eventually which is a great thing IMO. I've worked with XML on a few things