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Webmaster Forum / Flash / Flash Remoting / July 2008The future of Flash Remoting?
We are about to embark on a major, long term project which requires Flash/Database connectivity and Flash Remoting seemed the perfect way to go. Having just acquired Flash CS3, I encountered some difficulty since there is no Remoting Components package available for CS3. I did however find this link and manage to get my AS2.0 code to run: http://blog.vixiom.com/2007/04/17/actionscript-20-flash-remoting-with-flash-cs3 This makes me worried about the future of Flash Remoting - I don't want to purchase and then be locked into a technology that gets shelved or overlooked by Adobe. I am aware of the AMFPHP toolkit but this since we are going with .NET this is not appropriate. Does anyone else have the same fears or does anyone at Adobe have any information on what the future of Flash Remoting will be? Thanks guys I do have the same concerns on this topic with every new release. We currently have a large application that is built using Adobe flash remoting and .net in AS2.0. You may want to look into WebOrb. These guys have been arround since remoting became available. Their remoting product has some nice features that Adobe Remoting does not. For example more security settings. They also continue to update their WebOrb product as well as offer the ability to use remoting with other technologies such as Ajax, and Flex to name a few. Nothing compares to passing objects and I hope to see Adobe continue to support Flash Remoting. I do have the same concerns on this topic with every new release. We currently have a large application that is built using Adobe flash remoting and .net in AS2.0. You may want to look into WebOrb. These guys have been arround since remoting became available. Their remoting product has some nice features that Adobe Remoting does not. For example more security settings. They also continue to update their WebOrb product as well as offer the ability to use remoting with other technologies such as Ajax, and Flex to name a few. Nothing compares to passing objects and I hope to see Adobe continue to support Flash Remoting. Thanks Jed, I will have a look into that today. is this something you have used alongside Flash Remoting, and if so, how does it compare in your opinion? Do you think that if Adobe continue to push Flex and Apollo in the future then Flash Remoting will be overlooked? thanks Chris Some word from Adobe about Flash Remoting components for CS3 would be good. Jeeep are you using ActionScript 2.0 or 3.0? If it's 2.0 then check the link in my first post in this thread. If it's ActionScript 3.0, then you use NetConnection instead using the 'call' method. I got ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook to help me on that one. Chris Hi there, I've been using RemoteObject to handle my remoting in Flex. I'm completely confused however when it comes to straight Flash CS3 (AS 3). I understand that the responder object handles my results from a method call. But how do I get access to the data within? I'm trying result.label, result[0].label...nothing. Example: private function onResult(result:Object):void { Alert.show("Label is "+result[0].label); Thanks. Novian Update: I figured it out. One of the blogs on AMFPHP mentioned "serverInfo" and "initialData". I was able to use those to access the data in my object e.g. result.serverInfo.initialData Is it me or is there VERY little documentation with respect to AS 3 and remoting outside of Flex 2? Thanks for your leads. Novian SySnootles, thanks. What about the NetConnection Debugger? I know there's alternatives to it for PC, but not for Mac. I'm currently using Flash 8 + AS 2.0 and so have no problems with remoting of course. But I'm *looking* to move to CS3 + AS 3.0. I have come up with some documentation on migrating the remoting components etc.. into Flash CS3. I have both AS2 and AS3 remoting setup in Flash CS3 and working. We went through the same process when migrating from MX to 8. I will try to get that posted this week. That will be great Jed. Sorry it took me a few days to get this up but here you go. ActionScript 2.0 Remoting Coponents and Debugger in Flash CS3. 1. Copy Remoting and RPC Folders from your Documents and settings location TO FLASH CS3 LOCATION. C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\Configuration\Classes\mx to C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Classes\mx 2.Copy Remoting.Fla From. C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\Configuration\Libraries To C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Libraries 3. Copy NetConnection Debugger.swf and Service Browser.swf from. C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\Configuration\WindowSWF To C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS3\en\Configuration\WindowSWF 4. Copy NetConnection Debugger.swf and Service Browser.swf from or WindowSWF folder. C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\First Run\WindowSWF To C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\First Run\WindowSWF 5. Copy the Libraries Folder. C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\First Run to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\First Run 6. Copy Remoting and RPC Folders from your Program Files location TO FLASH CS3 LOCATION. C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\First Run\Classes\mx To C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\First Run\Classes\mx 7. Copy the RemotingConnector.swc from. C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\First Run\Components\Data Components to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Components\Data This will allow you to use the Remoting component in Flash cs3 just as you did in Flash 8. You will still need to use them in Action Script 2.0 Files. Could you put all those files in a zipped file? It doesn't have to contain the file structure but just the files since I don't have Flash 8 handy (I have it but uninstalled) so it would be impossible for me to have Flash Remoting back. I thank you very much for your help! Could you put all those files in a zipped file? It doesn't have to contain the file structure but just the files since I don't have Flash 8 handy (I have it but uninstalled) so it would be impossible for me to have Flash Remoting back. I thank you very much for your help! thanks for that jedders. for anyone running vista, interpret C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\... as: C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\... Also I found i needed to copy DataRange.as, PageableData.as and PageableList.as files from C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\Configuration\Classes\mx\data to: C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Adobe\Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Classes\mx\data perhaps to use the RecordSet data type. Thanks Jedders, all works and very importantly past projects compile properly now in CS3. It means I can now use my updated program. HI! I'm trying to set up remoting components for Flash CS3 on Mac OS X but since I dont have Flash 8 I cannot install the components at all. How could I get AS2 remoting components and debugger for Flash CS3? Yes. Can anyone upload the ZIP file of these components? Thanks Here's a ZIP archive for Mac users with all files needed to make remoting works in Flash CS3 like in Flash 8 (it works for me). It comes with Classes, Remoting.fla and NetConnection Debugger.swf. Simply copy files in your /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS3/Configuration folder. Hope it helps. http://www.free-styler.com/remoting/Remoting_FlashCS3.zip [q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]Shinjuka[/b][/b][/i] Here's a ZIP archive for Mac users with all files needed to make remoting works in Flash CS3 like in Flash 8 (it works for me). It comes with Classes, Remoting.fla and NetConnection Debugger.swf. Simply copy files in your /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS3/Configuration folder. Hope it helps. http://www.free-styler.com/remoting/Remoting_FlashCS3.zip[/q] Hi Shinjuka, Is there any way that you can re-post this link. I am on a mac and no longer have access to the flash 8 remoting files to try this fix. Thanks. The ZIP archive can be found here : http://www.hellgear.net/shared/Remoting_FlashCS3.zip Hi Shinjuka, Could you possibly repost a link to the zip archive for Mac OS X for flash remoting on CS3? thanks, Loc Thanks a lot shinjuka. Thanks! thanks shinjuka Ye thanks You can find the download here: http://drupal.org/node/258605 Post #5 |
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