i agree. I was thinking more of static views of data. If you need to sort and filter that data, then there are advantages to using flash.
mike chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 10:41 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Flash for data views : WAS Ben's J2EE Book, now > new course to be offered by MACR > Importance: High > > > > > > If all you are doing is presenting data to the user with no > > interaction, > > then there is not much advantage to using Flash. However, > if the users > > interacts with that data in any way, then there are > > advantages. Namely, > > the fact that the entire page will not need to be refreshed > to update > > the data view (or to submit data, etc). > > I disagree. Things like the datasheet component are very useful for > displaying data. I think any case where you have a large or complex > amount of data to display could use Flash to make the UI easier to > handle. > > Of course, you may have meant interaction to mean sorting or filtering > of some kind. I took interaction to mean editing. > > -ray > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
