[flashpro] Flash Remoting

[Tyler Bullock]

Great. Thanks.


On 5/25/05 9:41 AM, "hertogstaat" <edwin at hertogstaat.nl> wrote:

> Hi,
> You don't need a "Flash Remoting Server". What I use is PHPAMF, it's
> just a bunch of php classes you put on the server.
> It's free, the setup not difficult (well there's a few tricky ends), and
> then, there's just one server side script, a php class file.
> The REAL advantage is, in php i just connect to the db and do a call,
> for instance like this:
> 
> //flash call (first you have to connect to the service)
> myService.getGlobals();
> 
> //php file
> function getGlobals() {
> return mysql_query("SELECT * FROM main");
> }
> 
> so no glue-ing together with "&" and counters and all the (*&&*^&^.
> Then, in flash, i don't have to glue everything together again, mostly i
> do like
> 
> myService.getGlobals.onLoad = function() {
> var newArrayMainItems = result.items;
> }
> 
> presto! Complete database records, no sweat, fast, ect. Only drawback
> is, all the returned values are strings. There's a new version in the
> make that will be even better and faster.
> Works about the same with ColdFusion, except *that* costs a fortune.
> 
> -Edwin
> 
> 
> Tyler Bullock wrote:
>> Is there any REAL advantages to using a Flash Remoting Server versus using
>> LoadVars and server side scripts? I thought I would ask the experts.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Tyler
>> 
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