> I'm just starting with Flex and I'm totally > discombobulated. I've been doing ColdFusion for about > 10 years, using Homesite, then CF Studio, and now > Dreamweaver to develop stuff on remote servers (I work > from home). Now I'm trying to get started with Flex and > I'm completely confused as to how you can develop > stuff remotely. Is it just not possible? Do you develop > it locally and then just move the swf file to the server?
You don't generally do "remote" development. You're compiling an application, and you do that on your local workstation. You then copy the SWF to the server. > What about the remote data connection? How do I > connect to my CFCs on the remote server? You invoke them as web services using WebService, or you invoke them through Flash Remoting using RemoteObject. WebService and RemoteObject are Flex components. > How am I supposed to compile stuff if my local > computer is not a web server? You don't need a web server to compile your SWF. You may want to install a web server and CF to run your CFCs for development and testing, but it's not required. > The SDK install instructions say: > > Ensure that the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is > installed on the computer and that the java_home/bin > directory is defined in the system path. JRE 1.4, > 1.5, or 1.6 is required. For 1.4, JRE 1.4.2_06 or later is > required. > > How would I even find out if JRE is running on my > laptop? How do you find out if a program is installed, generally? You can check for environment variables in Windows by typing "set" at a command prompt. > I'm just.lost. Can y'all pretend I am a total idiot & > explain this to me with very small words, pretty please? Honestly, if you're this lost, I'd strongly recommend that you either buy a Flex book or take a course. Since I'm a Flex instructor, I may be a bit biased in favor of the latter, but it seems to me that you may need more answers than a mailing list will likely provide. Speaking of mailing lists, you may want to join some Flex lists, like the cf-flex list here or flexcod...@yahoo.com. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more inform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:319813 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
