What software is needed in order to use flash remoting? Just plain flash or is there some flash dev package? Are the terms for deploying simple or does one have to license per server etc?
I've seen a couple of pages that ref ruby on rails too for the web services end of things. Not sure how practical it is. With Fluorine, I'll check it out, have seen it ref'd here, it runs on .net, and provides flash remoting? That does sound good. Was it created in part because it's less expensive to deploy than Flash remoting from Adobe? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Lu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > one more note (to Tim's post) : aside from Web Service, you can also use > flash remoting with .NET as the means of data transmission. > > we use both products from Macromedia (flash remoting for .NET) and Fluorine > (open source flash remoting for .NET) all the time, just have to manually > tweak NetConnection than that's it. > > ps. Flash Remoting uses binary AMF to send and receive native AS objects so > it's a bit easier to handle large dataset. > > > On 6/11/06, michaellisten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Tim, that's great feedback, and also very much what I was hoping to > > hear. Winforms over the web with data via remoting etc has been > > closest to what I have been wanting migrate to, whenever that time for > > the learning materializes for me. Flex seemed a worthy alternative but > > pricing seemed to put it out of reach till the major recent adjustment > > for Flex 2. The most attractive looking .net framework that uses > > winforms and remoting that I've looked at for RIA is DevForce aka > > Ideablade, but the pricing model for it resembles the early flex > > range, ie up there a bit. > > > > Encouraging, thanks! > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Tim > > Hoff" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > I agree completely with the assessment that Jeremy made concerning > > > Flex's database suitability. Before Flex, I developed web > > > applications primarily with ASP.NET. In my opinion, Flex is a much > > > better choice for UI development. True, .Net includes all layers, > > > but the main drawback is that pages are rendered by the server and > > > sent to the browser one at a time. Flex, on the other hand, creates > > > rich internet applications that only require data to be retrieved > > > from the server. This gives you the best of both worlds, a desktop- > > > like application with zero-deployment over the internet. > > > > > > I'm currently creating a Flex application that uses ASP.NET web > > > services with a SQL Server back-end. In addition to being extremely > > > easy to get work done, Flex makes the process of creating very > > > complex user interfaces in a fraction of the time. In addition, if > > > you also implement an MVC micro-architecture (like Cairngorm), you > > > are able to quickly create very organized projects that are scalable > > > and easily maintained. One other thought is that Flex can also be > > > used as an alternative to .NET WinForms; without the associated DLL > > > Hell and installation requirements. These are just my opinions, but > > > I'm definitely sold on Flex for database driven web applications. > > > > > > Tim Hoff > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "michaellisten" <listensome@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks Jeremy, I'd not seen the flex dev derby page. There are some > > > > pretty interesting apps there, a good exposure. > > > > > > > > Do you (or anyone) have any perspective on how flex compares with > > > > .net, re getting work done? .net in total includes in theory all > > > > layers including the webservice etc that one might use to handle > > > > interaction with the backend. With flex one uses java or rails or > > > even > > > > .net. > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Jeremy Lu" <wade.lu@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > well, Flex 2 is surely suitable for database oriented or data- > > > centric > > > > > application, you can check out the Flex Derby pages here: > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Showcase:Flex_Developer_Derby > > > > > > > > > > lot of applications are data-heavy and co-op with backend > > > technology > > > > > closely, this is never an issue. > > > > > > > > > > Judging from what you described (database-frontend, form-entry, > > > CRUD > > > > stuff), > > > > > Flex2 should serves you quite right, check out following topic > > > in the > > > > > livedoc/manual: > > > > > > > > > > -RPC in Data Service: this is for data connection with backend > > > using > > > > HTTP > > > > > Get/Post, Web Service, XML or Remoting. > > > > > > > > > > -FORMS: this is for creating user-input Forms, handling all the > > > layout, > > > > > required field, data validation and so on... > > > > > > > > > > -Validator: there are various built-in Validators (email, credit > > > > card...) to > > > > > check user-input data before sending back to server. > > > > > > > > > > in my opinio, it's really a snap to build this kind of > > > > Form-Entry-CRUD-Stuff > > > > > with Flex2 :-) > > > > > > > > > > Jeremy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/10/06, michaellisten <listensome@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But most flex example apps are less database oriented and are > > > > often showy > > > > > > shopping carts. Is flex going to be good for what I'm after? > > > Most > > > > examples > > > > > > have little data entry. I posted here about > > > flex/flashcomboboxes > > > > for data > > > > > > entry/selection and didn't get much in the way offeedback. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am most interested in the approach that is the most productive; > > > > > > helps the most with data binding, wysisyg designers, error > > > handling, > > > > > > and so forth. I'm usually asked to create a lot of solid > > > software in a > > > > > > minimal timeframe, so my priority here will be to choose > > > software that > > > > > > simplifies the design/build cycle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. 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