Complete Flash remoting MX / Joey Lott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lott, Joey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flash (Computer file).

Web site development.

Interactive multimedia--Authorship.

Interactive multimedia.

Physical Description:

xxii, 573 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : John Wiley, 2003.

Summary:

Flash Remoting MX is one of the most exciting new technologies available for Macromedia Flash MX, and everything you need to know to use its dynamic capabilities is in this comprehensive reference guide. Flash and ActionScript expert Joey Lott gives you a thorough understanding of how Flash Remoting MX opens up new possibilities for building fresh, vibrant, data-driven Web sites. Using plenty of examples, he takes you step by step through Web services applications, illustrating how Flash Remoting MX works with ColdFusion, J2EE, and .NET, and how you can apply this technology in e-commerce sites, messageboards, e-mail clients, and more.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Flash Remoting 3

Looking at the Evolution of Flash 3

What Flash Remoting Does 4

Benefiting from Flash Remoting 5

What You Can Do with Flash Remoting 6

Looking at the Bigger Picture 6

Setting Up Flash Remoting 7

How Flash Remoting Works 7

Chapter 2 ActionScript Fundamentals 9

Determining Where to Place ActionScript 10

Getting Started with ActionScript 12

Adding Comments 12

Outputting Test for Testing 13

Understanding Data 13

Working with Variables 17

Using Expressions and Operators 19

Understanding Statements 25

Introducing Conditional and Looping Statements 25

Keeping Track of Data with Arrays 30

Making Reusable Code with Functions 31

Beginning Custom Functions 31

Defining Functions 32

Using Local Variables 34

Looking at Object-Oriented ActionScript 35

Creating Objects from Predefined Classes 35

Working with Object Properties and Methods 36

Defining Custom Classes 36

Understanding the Event Handler Methods 38

Chapter 3 Flash Remoting ActionScript Basics 41

Including the NetServices Class 41

Connecting to the Server 42

Creating the Connection Object 42

Understanding the Gateway Connection 44

Choosing a Service 48

Calling a Remote Procedure 50

Invoking the Remote Procedure from the Service Object 50

Passing Parameters to Remote Procedures 52

Handling Results 52

Working with Named Response Functions 53

Working with Response Objects 55

Understanding Precedence with Response Handlers 60

Working Directly with NetConnection 61

Creating the NetConnection Object 61

Making the Connection to the Server 61

Calling the Remote Procedure 62

Putting Remoting into Action 62

Setting Up the Server Side 63

Writing the Flash Remoting Client 65

Tracking Down Errors 69

Looking at the Code in Detail 71

Debugging Flash Remoting 73

Introducing the NetConnection Debugger 74

Using Debug Methods 76

Chapter 4 Using Databases and Record Sets 79

Understanding Databases 79

What Is a Database? 79

Examining the Structure of a Database 80

Talking to Databases 81

Introducing MySQL 84

Understanding Record Sets 88

What Is a Record Set? 89

Introducing the RecordSet Class 90

Creating a New Recordset Object 90

Writing to a RecordSet Object 91

Reading from a RecordSet Object 94

Removing Records 96

Sorting Records 97

Filtering Records 101

Using RecordSet Objects with Components 103

Listening for Changes to Record Sets 107

Displaying Records in a Table 111

Getting Remote Record Sets 116

Chapter 5 Getting Started with Web Services 119

Introducing Web Services 119

Interpreting Web Service Documentation Language 125

Getting Started with WSDL 125

Looking at Real-World WSDL 128

Using WSDL Tools 130

Locating Web Services 134

Using Manual Directories 135

Introducing UDDI 135

Using Web Services in Flash 135

Checking Domain Availability 136

Searching on Google 138

Part II Flash Remoting with ColdFusion 143

Chapter 6 Understanding Flash Remoting for ColdFusion 145

Getting Started with ColdFusion 146

Deciding on ColdFusion 146

Installing and Configuring the Server 146

Administration and Data Sources 147

ColdFusion Languages 149

Using Tags 149

Working with ColdFusion Variables 151

Understanding ColdFusion Operators 152

Using ColdFusion Functions 153

Writing CFScript 153

Converting Data Types 154

ColdFusion Security with Flash Remoting 155

Understanding the ColdFusion Application Framework 155

Introducing [left angle bracket]cfloginuser[right angle bracket] 156

Setting Credentials 157

Chapter 7 ColdFusion Pages and Flash Remoting 159

Starting Out with ColdFusion Pages 159

Creating a Simple Login Form 160

Browsing a Computer's Directory Structure 163

Calling ColdFusion Pages from Flash 166

Invoking a ColdFusion Page 166

Passing Parameters to a ColdFusion Page 167

Returning a Value to Flash 168

Logging in with Flash 169

Listing Your Computer's Directories with Flash 174

Chapter 8 Interacting with ColdFusion Components 181

Building ColdFusion Components 182

Adding Functions to ColdFusion Components 182

Working with Parameters 183

Returning Values from Functions 184

Adding ColdFusion Security 185

Creating Your First CFC 186

Calling CFC Functions from Flash 187

Choosing the Service and Procedure Names 187

Passing Parameters to Component Functions 187

Returning Values 189

Using a CFC to Insert Values into a Database 189

Working with Advanced CFC Operations 191

Viewing CFC Metadata 191

Extending Components 196

Charting with Components 198

Chapter 9 Consuming ColdFusion Web Services 203

Building ColdFusion Web Services 203

Revisiting Components 203

Creating a WSDL Document 204

Making a Poll Web Service 204

Consuming Web Services with ColdFusion 215

Using Web Services with Tags 215

Using Web Services with CFScript 216

Searching Amazon via Proxy 217

Chapter 10 Working with Pageable Record Sets 225

Understanding Pageable Record Sets 225

Creating the Pageable RecordSet Object 226

Configuring ColdFusion to Return Pageable Results 226

Processing Pageable RecordSet Objects 228

Downloading Records 228

Watching for Updates 229

Checking RecordSet Status 230

Viewing Results One Page at a Time 231

Chapter 11 Creating Server-Side ActionScript 239

Introducing ActionScript on the Server 239

Working with the Server-Side File 240

Choosing the Correct Service and Procedure Names 240

Making Your First ASR 241

Using the CF Object 242

Making HTTP Requests 242

Querying Data Sources with ActionScript 245

Looking More Closely at SSAS 246

Experiment 1 Calling a Simple SSAS Function 246

Experiment 2 Querying a Database with SSAS 247

Experiment 3 Performing Array Operations 248

Understanding the Foundations of SSAS 249

Understanding Converted Data Types 249

Processing Record Sets in SSAS 250

Working Directly with Java Classes 253

Getting Servlet Information 255

Using Typed ActionScript Objects 255

Applying Advanced SSAS 256

Part III Flash Remoting with J2EE Application Servers 263

Chapter 12 Understanding Flash Remoting with J2EE 265

Getting Started with a J2EE Server 265

Installing JRun 265

Choosing and Installing Another J2EE Server 266

Creating a Web Application 267

Installing Flash Remoting for an Application 270

Configuring JRun 4 271

Working with Non-JRun J2EE Servers 272

Using Databases with J2EE 272

Loading the Driver 272

Opening a Connection 273

Creating a Statement 273

Executing a Statement 273

Closing the Connection 274

Chapter 13 Accessing Servlets and JSPs 275

Developing Servlets 276

Creating the Servlet Code 276

Compiling the Servlet 278

Deploying Servlets 282

Configuring the Application 283

Invoking the Servlet 284

Creating a Reporting Servlet 285

Introducing JavaServer Pages 289

Viewing Header Data with a JSP 290

Using Flash Remoting with Servlets and JSPs 292

Choosing the Service 292

Selecting the Procedure Name 292

Passing Parameters to a Servlet or JSP 293

Returning a Value to Flash 294

Reporting to Flash 295

Displaying Headers in Flash 300

Chapter 14 Interacting with Java Classes and JavaBeans 305

Accessing Java Methods from Flash 305

Understanding Java Class and JavaBean Differences 306

Reflecting On a JAR File 308

Managing Users with JavaBeans 312

Chapter 15 Calling Enterprise JavaBeans from Flash 321

Understanding EJB with Flash Remoting 321

Using EJBs with Flash Remoting 322

Obtaining the Service Reference 322

Working with Session Beans 322

Sending E-Mail from Flash via EJB 324

Chapter 16 Working with JRun-Only Features 331

Working with JMX 331

Administering JRun from Flash 332

Chapter 17 Using ASTranslator 337

Introducing ASTranslator 339

Getting Started with ASTranslator 339

Working with ASTranslator 339

Testing ASTranslator 343

Part IV Flash Remoting with .NET 349

Chapter 18 Understanding Flash Remoting with .NET 351

Getting Started with .NET 352

Installing .NET 352

Installing the Flash Remoting Services for .NET 354

Setting Up the Application Framework 355

Creating a New Application 355

Configuring the Application 357

Accessing Databases with .NET 358

Selecting the Database 359

Using a Managed Provider 359

Using a DataSet 362

Converting Data Types 363

Chapter 19 Interacting with ASP.NET Pages 365

The Anatomy of ASP.NET 365

Examining ASPX Page Structure 365

Adding Server Controls 366

Understanding Render Blocks 367

Using In-Line Script 367

Working with Code-Behind 368

Creating Simple ASP.NET Applications 371

Counting Users 371

Making a Guestbook 374

Calling ASP.NET Pages 380

Using the Correct Gateway URL 380

Choosing the Service and Procedure Name 381

Setting Up the ASPX Page 382

Passing Parameters 383

Returning a Value 384

Adding a Flash User Interface to ASP.NET 384

Making a Flash Guestbook 385

Chapter 20 Using .NET Library Assemblies 391

Calling Assembly Methods 391

Creating an MP3 player 392

Working with Typed Objects 397

Defining and Registering the ActionScript Class 398

Sending a Typed Object to .NET 398

Returning a Typed Object to Flash 399

Chapter 21 Consuming .NET Web Services 401

Creating .NET Web Services 401

Testing a Web Service 402

Generating WSDL 403

Making a Horoscope Web Service 404

Working with Typed Objects 410

Passing Typed Parameters 410

Returning Typed Objects 411

Consuming Web Services with .NET 411

Searching Amazon with .NET 412

Part V Building Remoting Applications 415

Chapter 22 Developing Flash E-Commerce 417

Architecting the Application 417

Specifying Functionality 417

The Application Overview 418

Creating the Database 419

Developing the Server-Side Application 422

Creating the ColdFusion Component 423

Creating the Java Class 428

Creating the .NET Assembly 434

Authoring the Administration Flash Movie 439

Building the Storefront Flash Movie 450

Chapter 23 Making a Messageboard 471

Designing the Application 471

Specifying Functionality 471

Looking at the Application Overview 472

Creating the Database 472

Developing the Server-Side Application 475

Creating the ColdFusion Component 475

Creating the Java Class 483

Creating the .NET Assembly 490

Authoring the Administration Flash Movie 498

Building the Messageboard Flash Movie 503

Extending the Application 526

Chapter 24 Creating an E-mail Client 527

Designing the Application 527

Specifying Functionality 527

Looking at the Application Overview 528

Creating the Server-Side Application Code 528

Creating the ColdFusion Component 528

Creating the Java Class 532

Creating the .NET Assembly 536

Developing the FlashMail Client Interface 542

Extending the E-mail Client 549.

ISBN:

0764525867

OCLC:

51271296