Actually using socket loads of things can be done. People talk about Flex and MS Excel communication, someone can write some VBA code(using WinSock) in excel user form and my flex apps can communicate with Excel using XMLSocket.
Same can happen for any application... -abdul -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darron J. Schall Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 5:05 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Flex & external desktop application communication > > I know Flex excels at communicating with server-side data sources. > Is there any way for a flex app to communicate with a desktop > application installed on the same machine as where the app is being > viewed (in a controlled kiosk environment for e.g.) Look into using the XMLSocket class. You can write a desktop application that opens up a socket connection on a specific port, and then have the Flex app try connecting on the same port. See XMLSocket here: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/15/flex_docs_en/wwhelp/wwhimpl/commo n/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Flex_Documentation&file=00001919.htm .. and where the host would be "localhost" or 127.0.0.1. -d -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
