If you are not deploying your app to a Web server and have the option to wrap your SWF in a EXE 'projector' then look into MDM Zinc. Zinc has the ability to connect to a DB without a Web server technology like ASP, PHP, etc.
--jason --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "edugalvez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:00 PM > Subject: [flexcoders] Flex 2 and Access Databases > > > > Hi. > > > > I'm a rookie about Flex. > > > > Can I connect my Flex 2 application to my Access Database on the > > server? > > No and Yes. > > Flex does not have any facilities for accessing databases directly. > Server-side software is required for the > Flex client to communicate with. The server side software could be Java, > PHP, ASP, RoR, a web service, etc returning data to the Flex Client and > interacting with the database. > > So yes, you could access Access using flex2, but only by writing a > server-side software layer to do that interaction for Flex2. Flex doesn't do > direct database access. > > Paul > > > > > Thanks > -- 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/
