i'm not exactly sure the level of complexity you need, but both flex and coldfusion have the ability to natively work with XML, coldfusion is server side, so it's very easy for CF to access the file system on the server and save an XML file. it's not 'automatic' by any means, i'm sure there is some code in there behind the scenes in your blog that parses/creates xml and a cffile call to save it to the server. there is no single native function to say "hey take this data structure here and save it as xml on the hard drive". you have to use the xml functions to create your xml document first, then save it to the disk.
flex is client side, so it has similar abilities to work with xml, but it has no access to the users directory structure (unless using AIR). you would need to communicate back to the server, send it the completed XML doc, and have the server (maybe CF?) save that data back to the hard drive. you say "order flex to write down and create tables and so forth into an xml file,the same way as sql?", but i'm not sure what you are talking about with SQL, flex can't communicate directly with a database (again, unless using AIR and sqlLite). unless there is some DAO or GUI tool you are using to create sql, i don't know how that is 'automatic' either. "and once the data is store in db.xml (example), there is a way to updated those and also to include new ones." again, yes it is possible- but it's not as easy as u might think it should be. you have to first read the file off the disk (cffile action="read") on the server, then send that xml data back to the flex client. from there you can use e4x to update specific nodes, then you have to send the xml back to the server to update the file on disk. believe me, when Apollo was first released (pre-sqlLite days) i felt the pain of working with xml databases and wished i could just use it like a database and have some pseudo sql language that would interface with it, but there isn't. but then again, is XML a requirement? can you not use a real database? (would be so much easier) d. On Jan 10, 2008 10:28 AM, Gustavo Duenas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well there is a way to simply order flex to write down and create tables > and so forth into an xml file,the same way as sql?...there should be, even > using coldfusion, because I Have a coldfusion blog, and the database > is mostly in xml. Should be a way for sure.... > > > and once the data is store in db.xml (example), there is a way to updated > those and also to include new ones. > > > > Regards > > > Gustavo > > > On Jan 9, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Derrick Anderson wrote: > > sure, i would get a little familiar with e4x so you can manipulate xml > files in the client > > http://life.neophi.com/danielr/2006/04/flex_2_beta_2_actionscript_3_a.html > <http://life.neophi.com/danielr/2006/04/flex_2_beta_2_actionscript_3_a.html> > > then just save the xml file back to the server with remoteObject or > httpRequest or whatever your method of communication is. > > d. > > On Jan 9, 2008 10:29 AM, Gustavo Duenas < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm just asking because when it comes I'd love to know how to set up the > > database xml, on the server would be great, actually my knowledge of xml is > > not much, so this would be a very handy information when it comes to set up > > a proposal for clients. > > And Positively i'd rather have the database in the server than in the > > application itself. > > > > Do you know some tutorial on the net? > > > > > > Regards > > > > Gustavo > > > > > > On Jan 9, 2008, at 10:11 AM, Derrick Anderson wrote: > > > > hey gustavo, are u using adobe AIR for this or is it just flex (and are > > u using livecycle). > > > > I guess the question is, where do you want to store the XML database, on > > the server or on the client? > > > > d. > > > > On Jan 9, 2008 9:29 AM, Gustavo Duenas < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi I was wondering since flex2 interacts mostly with xml, how can I > > > set up a database in xml, instead of writing those all in simple text, > > > there > > > is a way > > > to do the same we do with coldfusion, php, asp and javascript when we > > > do submit data into a sql database. > > > Actually I know how to do this in coldfusion, is a way to create xml > > > from a cfoutput of a cfquery, but I guess there is a way to write this > > > down > > > directly on the xml file...Does anyone know a good tutorial about it.? > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > Gustavo > > > > > > > > > > > > Gustavo A. Duenas > > > Creative Director > > > LEFT AND RIGHT SOLUTIONS > > > 904. 265 0330 - 904. 386 7958 > > > www.leftandrightsolutions.com > > > Jacksonville - Florida > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gustavo A. Duenas > Creative Director > LEFT AND RIGHT SOLUTIONS > 904. 265 0330 - 904. 386 7958 > www.leftandrightsolutions.com > Jacksonville - Florida > > > > > >
