I have been moving forward with binding C++ objects into AppWeb which allows you to bind native DLL's (C or C++) into a pretty lightweight HTTP Server and calling it with an HTTP client. AppWeb is pretty neat as it has a rudimentary scripting language.
K From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Priya Shah Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:50 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com; silva...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Calling C++ app or service from flex on Mac Hi everyone, I am in dire need of being able to call a C++ app or service on Mac from flex. I am willing to go the AIR way for this though that's not optimal. I have spent some time trying to figure out the Netscape plugin architecture which is supported on safari but it's sub-optimal for me to go that route. I already have a C++ dll that I have invoked with flex on the Windows side using an Active/X plugin successfully. Now I need to compile the dll into some format on Mac and then communicate back and forth with flex. I have seen some open source bridge projects that enclose flash player in an MFC object but that doesn't help me on mac. Is it as simple as doing some Netstream class from flex to connect to either an app or a service (if there are services on Mac like there are on Windows) and just do a localhost communication back and forth? If so, what are the limitations of such approaches? Any sample apps out there? Regards Priyanka -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean.