Yes, this can be done in Flash. We're working on a very similar application where it maps items to a grid and then draws connectors between related items.
Regarding layers, the first thing to remember is that they are only used for z-order and organization. AFAIK, they don't actually exist in the final SWF (only in the FLA). That said, it is crucial to app maintainability that all items be on a separate later, or at the very least all unrelated items (so a box and it's outline can be on a layer, but other boxes should be on a different layer). However, for dynamic layout like this, it's far easier to add items to the timeline programmatically with attachMovie--when dealing with this many boxes, you should find it improves maintainability. BTW, since these questions are not really related to CF, this thread would probably be best served on a Flash forum. http://webforums.macromedia.com/flash or http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/ HTH, Sam At 06:16 AM 11/26/2002, you wrote: >I'm doing my first Flash and CF integration app and have a list of >questions. I have to dynamically display data in 14 text boxes as well as >have up to 36 dynamic lines connecting the boxes based on query >results. I"m not sure if this is possible with flash. I have my template >done in flash but everything is on 1 layer. Do I need to put things on >different layers? Can anyone tell me if this is possible? There will be at >least 15 queries that have to be run to populate this template with the >correct data. Any suggestions? Help? If you would like to see the fla >file, please email me. > >TIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
