faster than consuming web services. And since the code in the CFC is the
same for flash remoting as it is for web service's you should be cool on
the CFMX side of things.
Flash works really nicely with CFMX and remoting is super fast. The net
connection debugger is a great tool for seeing what is going back and forth
to the server. I recommend Colin Moock's book 'Flash Remoting' the
definitive guide.
I just moved from CFMX programming only to actionscript 2.0 - it was a huge
shock to the system since I hadn't done much scripting before and did not
understand OOP. But after struggling for a while (especially with the scope
chain) I really like the way remoting and CFMX work together. Combine that
with databinding and dataholders, its pretty cool.
You should search the archives of the flash coders and/or flashnewbies
lists (http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/
- maybe subscribe) to see if the answer to this has been covered. There
was also an article on MM specifically about when to use what technology
(remoting,web services, xml).
Brook
At 03:14 PM 4/13/2004, you wrote:
>Are you asking how the above options compare?
>
>If so, then a Google search on term "'flash remoting' 'web services'" pulls
>up existing assets on choosing between server-specific binary and
>server-independent XML/SOAP. (There are other discussions, too, but they're
>mixed in with other hits on those two query phrases.)
>
>... or is it that you already read Steven Webster's article at DevNet (the
>top hit on the above term), and have an additional question? or...?
>
> > ... am having a bit of a hard time deciding which route
> > to pursue....
>
>Well, it's trite of me, but one reliable approach is to keep things as
>simple as possible to solve the problem. You're already using ColdFusion so
>I'm assuming you can produce web services for consumption. Is there a
>reason why you couldn't go this way, and would instead be considering the
>tighter connectivity of the remoting approach...?
>
>(There are RIA mailing lists out there, but they tend to be focused on user
>experience rather than plumbing type, but I may not yet understand what is
>being sought.)
>
>Hmm, or maybe it's "What's an easy way to approach creating data-driven UIs
>in the Macromedia Flash authoring environment?" If so, then there's a
>portal which seems tuned to this need:
>http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/data_integration.html
>
>Or...?
>
>jd
>
>
>John Dowdell, Macromedia Developer Support, San Francisco
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