But if you can do ActionScript in Flex then can you not call CF remoting components to access database then?
-----Original Message----- From: Matt Woodward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 1:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Open Lazlo vs. Flex >OK...I'm still missing the bigger picture.... > >As I said already...the Lazlo demo leads me to belive it's only for UI >coding (although there is talk of data....but via XML only). Flex and Laszlo are both presentation servers, so yes, they only deal with the front end and presentation of data. > >So does Lazlo (and Flex) have an equivalent of: >-database interaction (CFQUERY) >-conditional logic (CFIF/CFCASE) No, and yes. ;-) Database interaction is done through another technology such as CF, for example. Laszlo and Flex don't talk directly to the database--that's not their job. Using ActionScript in Flex you can of course do all sorts of logic on the scripting side. I *believe* Flex uses JavaScript as its scripting language, so whatever you can do in JS would apply to Laszlo. >Or perhaps even simpler....can either of these do what CF can do (i.e. >build an entire application) or are they more for the interface side of >things and then levergae J2EE or CF for the "rest" of the app? Depends on what your app needs to do. You CAN build entire apps in Flex or Laszlo, but without a database behind them, I'm not sure how useful they'd be. Matt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:213635 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
