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Flash remoting : the definitive guide / Tom Muck
- Author
- Muck, Tom
- Published
- Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, 2003.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 612 pages) : illustrations
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- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Table of Contents; Preface; Remoting: More Than Just a Name; What Is Remoting Used For?; What This Book Contains; What This Book Is Not; The Book at a Glance; Part I: Remoting Fundamentals; Part II: The Server-Side Languages; Part III: Advanced Flash Remoting; Part IV: Appendixes; Terminology Conventions; Typographical Conventions; We'd Like to Hear from You; Future Versions of Flash; Acknowledgments; Part I; Introduction to Flash Remoting; What Is Flash Remoting?; How Does Flash Remoting Work?; Action Message Format; Benefits; Why Not XML?; HTML and Server-Side Code., Session Management in FlashFlash Remoting Requirements; Macromedia Flash Authoring Tool; Macromedia Flash Remoting Components; Macromedia Flash Remoting Gateway; Supported Platforms; Macromedia ColdFusion MX; J2EE Application Servers and Java Servlet Engines; Macromedia JRun 4; Microsoft ASP.NET Servers; Hello World; Flash ActionScript Code; Server-Side Code; ColdFusion MX; Server-Side ActionScript; Java using JRun 4 or other J2EE servers; Microsoft .NET server; PHP; Web service; Overview; Workflow Example; Architecture for Flash Remoting Applications; Presentation Tier; Middle Tier., Data TierWrapping Up; Installing, Configuring, and Using Flash Remoting; Installing Flash Remoting; ColdFusion MX; JRun 4; Other J2EE Servers; ASP.NET; PHP with AMFPHP; Typical Installations; Naming Your Services; Creating the Sample Directories and Package Structure; The Services; The Authoring Environment; Flash Remoting Components; NetServices class; RecordSet class; DataGlue class; NetDebug class; Flash Remoting Windows and Menu Options; NetConnection Debugger; Service Browser; Help menu; The Actions Panel; Setting up the Actions panel; Code hints and code completion., Additional Flash Remoting Developer's ToolsDatabase server and development environment; Local copy of application server; Code editor; SWF decompiler; Extensions; Sequence of Events in Flash; Making a Remote Call; Initialize Objects as Needed; Create a Connection and Service Object; Create a Service Object; Create Callback Methods or Functions; Call the Remote Service; Wait for the Response; Act on the Response or Error; The Server-Side Code; ColdFusion MX; Server-Side ActionScript; J2EE; ASP.NET; PHP; Wrapping Up; Client/Server Interaction, UI Components, and RecordSets., and User Interface ComponentsFlash UI Components Set 2 and Flash Charting Controls; Macromedia's DRK; UI Components Set 3; DataGrid Control; Other Content, DRKs, and Components; Text Objects; Static Text Fields; Dynamic Text Fields; Input Text Fields; Adding Text Fields from ActionScript; Building Forms in Flash MX; The RecordSet Class; Structure of a RecordSet Object; Using the RecordSet Class; Flash Remoting Using a RecordSet; ColdFusion; Server-Side ActionScript; JRun and J2EE; ASP.NET; PHP; The client-side ActionScript code; DataGlue; Using the DataGlue Class; Gluing the DataGrid.
- Summary
- Flash Remoting MX lets developers easily integrate rich Macromedia Flash content with applications that are built using Macromedia ColdFusion MX, Microsoft .NET, Java, PHP, or SOAP-based web services. The result is complex client/server applications that more closely resemble desktop applications than traditional web pages. Gone is the click/wait/reload approach of HTML. Your web application uses Flash as the front end while Flash Remoting handles the communication behind the scenes with the application server. All the end user knows is that it's fast and flexible. The potentia.
- Subject(s)
- Flash (Computer file)—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Flash (Computer file)
- Computer animation—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Computer graphics—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Web sites—Design—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Web site development—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Computer networks—Remote access—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- COMPUTERS—Programming Languages—JavaScript
- COMPUTERS—Programming Languages—VBScript
- Computer animation
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks—Remote access
- Web site development
- Web sites—Design
- Sites Web—Développement
- Multimédias interactifs—Art d'écrire
- Flash (logiciel)—Guides, manuels, etc
- Other Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780596517038 (electronic bk.)
0596517033 (electronic bk.)
9781449378851
1449378854
059600401X (pbk.)
9780596004019 (pbk.) - Digital File Characteristics
- text file
- Note
- "Connecting Flash applications to remote services"--Cover.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 582-588) and index.
- Copyright Note
- Copyright © O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2003
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