Now does it mean that I will have to create and incorporate webservices with my existing PHP web application? Does Flex support PHP in that respect? Sounds like J2EE strictly, but can I do it from PHP? > On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 23:07 -0100, dzenan.causevic@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash#Programming_language >> >> Of late, the Flash libraries are being used with the XML capabilities of >> the browser to render rich content in the browser. This technology is >> known as Asynchronous Flash and XML, much like AJAX. This technology of >> Asynchronous Flash and XML has pushed for a more formal approach of this >> technology called Adobe Flex, which uses the Flash runtime to build Rich >> Internet Applications. >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> This is probabily what I need for this project :) >> >> >> > dzenan.causevic@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> So basically all the data between Flash and SQL queries goes thru >> >> temporary XML files correct? >> >> >> >> >> > not so much temporary as you convert the data to xml packets and >> > transport in that format, you use the xml as a way of keeping the data >> > structured and transportable (see SOAP, XML-RPC); think of flash as a >> > client side program and you're php application as a webservice that >> the >> > client app sends and recieves data from and you'll get on a lot >> better. >> > >> >> >> > Yeah. XML web services are the way forward for exchanging data. You can > have one service spit out XML that can be used by an AJAX request, Flash > and basically anything else that can digest web services. > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php