Remoting is available when you install CFMX. Only the Flashcom is an add-on.
Stace -----Original Message----- From: Drew Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:16 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: OT: What's the diff? Thank you that is ever so helpful! So, If I will have CFMX and Flash Communication Server loaded on the web server in question... Will I still need to add the Flash Remoting Server to the mix too? Feel free to contact me offline if this is too far OT here. Thanks bunches! -Drew Harris On 10/8/02 10:26 PM, "Sean A Corfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday, Oct 8, 2002, at 17:21 US/Pacific, Drew Harris wrote: >> So, what is the difference between Flash Communication Server and Flash >> Remoting Server? > > Flash Communication Server is a server (like a web server or an > application server) that allows multiple Flash clients to shared > objects and exchange text, images, video - for example you could write > a multi-user video-conferencing application with it. > > Flash Remoting is technology that allows a Flash client to communicate > 1-to-1 with either a ColdFusion server (built-in to CFMX), a JRun 4 > server (built-in to JRun 4), other J2EE servers (Flash Remoting for > J2EE) or a .NET server (Flash Remoting for .NET). > >> I have a project for a client coming up where the front end/UI needs >> to be >> done in Flash... and a "desktop" version of the app (data itself) >> needs to >> sych with the core web system upon request when it comes back "online". > > Sounds like Flash MX, Flash Remoting (of some kind) and a server > technology (CFMX gives you Flash Remoting for CFMX). > >> But, in the same breath the client is interested in future modules that >> allow utilize online communications, such as chat, streaming media, >> audio >> conferencing and even "application remote control" or the "multi-user >> cursors" that come as components of Flash Communication Server. > > Yes, that additional functionality would require the Flash > Communication Server (as well as CFMX w/Flash Remoting). > > I suggest you read Ben Forta's book "Reality ColdFusion MX : Macromedia > Flash MX Integration". > > An Architect's View -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/ > > Macromedia DevCon 2002, October 27-30, Orlando, Florida > Architecting a New Internet Experience > Register today at http://www.macromedia.com/go/devcon2002 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
