User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About Flash Remoting
- Getting Started
- Using Flash Remoting ActionScript
- Using the RemotingConnector component (Flash Professional only)
- Using Flash Remoting Data in ActionScript
- About Flash Remoting and data types
- Understanding Action Message Format
- Converting from ActionScript to application server data types
- Converting from application server data types to ActionScript
- ColdFusion to ActionScript data conversion issues
- About working with objects
- About working with RecordSet objects
- About working with XML
- The NetConnection Debugger
- Using Flash Remoting with ColdFusion MX
- Using Flash Remoting for Java
- About Flash Remoting for Java
- Calling Java classes or JavaBeans from ActionScript
- Calling Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) from Flash
- Calling servlets and JSPs from Flash
- Calling JMX MBeans from Flash (JRun only)
- Calling server-side ActionScript from Flash (JRun only)
- Handling function results in ActionScript
- Using Flash Remoting with JRun security
- Passing XML objects between Flash and Java
- Viewing Flash Remoting log entries
- Using Flash Remoting for Microsoft .NET
- Flash Remoting for Microsoft .NET
- Calling ASP.NET pages from Flash
- Making an ASP.NET page available to Flash Remoting
- Getting a reference to an ASPX-based service in ActionScript
- Invoking ASPX pages in ActionScript
- Using the Flash Remoting custom server control in ASPX pages
- Using the Flash Remoting namespace in code-behind files
- Using ASP.NET state management with Flash Remoting
- Using ASP.NET exception handling
- Using ADO.NET objects with Flash Remoting
- Displaying a RecordSet object in Flash with ActionScript
- Calling web services from Flash
- Calling ASP.NET assemblies from Flash
- Viewing Flash Remoting log entries
- Using NetServices and Connection Classes
- Index
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INTRODUCTION
About Flash Remoting
Macromedia Flash Remoting for Flash MX 2004 ActionScript 2.0 provides a communications
channel between Macromedia Flash applications and a wide range of business logic and data from
ColdFusion, Microsoft
®
.NET, Java, and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based web
services. Using Flash Remoting is intended for Macromedia Flash and application server developers
who want to build Rich Internet Applications.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• “Who should read this book” on page 9
• “About Flash Remoting documentation” on page 9
• “What’s new in Flash Remoting for Flash MX 2004 ActionScript 2.0” on page 10
• “Developer resources” on page 11
• “Contacting Macromedia” on page 12
Who should read this book
This book is intended for developers who have previous experience with Flash MX or
Flash MX 2004 and an application server, including Macromedia ColdFusion MX, Java,
or Microsoft .NET.
If you are not familiar with Macromedia Flash MX or Macromedia Flash MX 2004, read the
documentation set. If you are not familiar with application server development, read the
documentation included with your server.
About Flash Remoting documentation
The Macromedia Flash Remoting documentation is designed to provide support for the complete
spectrum of participants. Organized to help you quickly locate the information that you need, the
Flash Remoting documentation is provided in the Flash Help system. From the Help menu you
can open the Help panel or press F1 as a shortcut to access Flash Help. Then select Using Flash
Remoting or the Flash Remoting ActionScript Dictionary, depending on the information that
you are seeking.
Flash Remoting documentation is available in Acrobat format (PDF) on the Flash Remoting
product CD-ROM.