Hi, Flex can consume Web Services without FDS.
Please let me know who you spoke with Rakos so I can make sure to fix this miscommunication. Regards, David Adobe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seth Caldwell Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:47 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flex + web services Was: Remove elements from Array The answer to your question is - you can consume any web service. I reccommend you look into fluorine for a web service that will actually convert c#.net classes into AMF3 objects returned from the web service call. Certain objects do not have a direct AMF representation - your dataset class is probably an example, unless it is just a class that contains a few members that are representable within AMF such as strings, arrays of strings, and so on. GL Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rákos Attila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 12:03 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Flex + web services Was: Remove elements from Array (please don't post questions by simly replying to a previous post, but create a new message - otherwise some e-mail clients will mix up threads and the unchanged subject will be totally confusing, too) BS> I have a Flex question. I have been considering FLEX 2.0, but when BS> I spoke with the guy at Adobe, the first thing he told me was that BS> FLEX could not consume web services without Flex Data Services and BS> the price he quoted me for the Departmental License was (well, BS> lets not say). BS> Is this true, or can FLEX consume a web serivce but with BS> limiations? By limitations, for example, not being able to consume BS> a .Net dataset directly - needing to pass the data into an array. Flex applications are able to use web services, as any Flash application can use them. See the docs for details: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/00001095.html Flex Data Services is a big addition of course, but it is not always required - if the simple request-response method is enough for you and don't need proxying or other sophisticated server-side things, then you can go without FDS. And even if you need it, the single-CPU Flex Data Services 2 Express Edition is totally free. Attila _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
