[flexcoders] running flex on a headless server

2008-11-10 Thread netdeep
I have a nice front end chart viewing application which allows users to query the database and see the results in chart form (basically a dashboard app). However, the end users want these reports automated and broadcast as 'snapshots' every few hours. So the idea is that the chart app would

Re: [flexcoders] running flex on a headless server

2008-11-10 Thread Howard Fore
Hmm. How about (off the top of my head, never tried it) shell into the server, start the screen utility, then start XWindows and Firefox. Then once the app is up in Firefox, detach from the screen session. Firefox should remain running via screen, though I'm unsure about running X in screen. On