Thanks Clint and others for your help. I'll look into WebOrb. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Clint Modien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Is it necessary for me to use FDS to send and return data to the > flex clients and what can you only do using FDS that can't be achieved > using web services? > > Not "necessary" no. The sweetest thing about using FDS is using the data > synchronization features. You can essentially create CRUD code for objects > in your system and FDS can "synchronize" the data server side and client > side. Meaning you can have 1 client update data and have that data get > pushed down to the server... persisted to a database and at the same time > "pushed" out to other clients for real time updates. You can't do this > "without" FDS. > > 2. Can you pass strongly typed objects into and out of flex using .net > webservices? > > Yes. (mostly) When you pass objects via a webservice into AS3 the (Objects) > themselves aren't strongly typed. They're just generic objects graphs that > you can "dot down" through. MyAs3Obj.someCollection[0].someProperty. The > nice thing about remoting is that you can pass back "typed" AS3 objects so > you get compile time checking in FlexBuilder against custom as3 classes that > you write that are mirror images of your typed objects on the server. When > you "dot down" throug generic object graphs you can "mistype" the name. > This isn't quite as big a deal as it used to be in AS2. In AS2 we used to > get silent failures at runtime (took forever to debug). But in AS3 we get > runtime errors so that when you get a null reference exeception it yells at > you in the debug player (not in the release player). There is a beta > implementation of AS3 Remoting/ FDS in .NET called weborb. > http://www.themidnightcoders.com/ > > 3. Does flash allow for file-based video streaming without using a > specialised server? > > Yes. > > 4. Can I use flash remoting to communicate with my .net back-end? > > Yes. Although it isn't necessary as you can use weborb. > > > > > On 7/24/06, prendergastjames <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I'd like to apologise if this request is a little too open ended > > before I get started... so here it is: sorry. > > > > I'm developing an asp.net web application. The client is keen - quite > > late in the day I might add - to use Flex for the interface for it's > > ability to provide flexible and robust components. I want to be able > > to keep the Data Layer and Business Objects that I've been hacking > > away at in .net. > > > > I've had a little time to evaulate flex and have succesfully accessed, > > modified and returned data using strongly typed .net objects, however > > my actionscript knoweldge only dates back to Flash 5 so I've hit the > > first slopes of the learning curve. > > > > I'm basically asking if anyone can give me any guidance on the following: > > 1. Is it necessary for me to use FDS to send and return data to the > > flex clients and what can you only do using FDS that can't be achieved > > using web services? > > 2. Can you pass strongly typed objects into and out of flex using .net > > webservices? > > 3. Does flash allow for file-based video streaming without using a > > specialised server? > > 4. Can I use flash remoting to communicate with my .net back-end? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > >
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