Thank you for your keen insight and perfectly logical analysis. The "app" is more at "idea/concept" stage at this point. And I agree collaboration would seem to be a more cost-effective solution. I'll keep you posted of development. Again, I appreciate it.
>"It's encouraging to know. Thanks. Now, from MM web site, it seems to me >Flash Communication server is a big package (Flash) while Flash Remoting >(FR) seem more like a compact version centered on data, correct? Also, >would FR allow developer to save his/her work into JPG type of format when >appropriate or Flash format only. I know I should read more on this topic >from MM or other source than asking, but I'm lazy. Again thanks." > >The particular product that you will require is Flash Remoting. Flash >Communication Server is another beast. Flash Remoting allows for you to >integrate CFML data and Flash together. Although not required it saves for >allot of headaches and is much easier and robust to use than other options >available to you which include plain TXT and XML files. > >I'm confused where a JPG image fits into the application you previously >posted about. You can not as far as I know output a JPG file from Flash. You >can import JPG images, but outputting a JPG file is not a capability of >Flash. I'm assuming your thinking of something like CFCHART where it will >allow you to output as a Flash File, JPG file, etc. This is possible by >having Director's code base integrated within CFMX. However this would not >be something that is useful for the application that you described. > >What you will have to do, is most likely hire a contract Flash Developer to >help you with your application. If you want to go the Flash Route. Yes it is >possible for you to do it yourself and I encourage you to look into the >Flash Remoting technology, depending on the timeframe of development and >your resources that you have it may not be best for you to learn and build >at the same time. It most likely would be more cost effective for you to go >with a Contract Flash Developer to help you with this project. > >I hope this helps. > >*********************************** >Bryan F. Hogan >Director of Internet Development >Digital Bay Media, Inc. >Certified ColdFusion MX Developer >Team Macromedia Member - ColdFusion >*********************************** > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chunshen (Don) Li [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:39 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: How would Flash work for this app? > > >>It's all 100% possible with Flash and it sounds like a good candidate for >>Flash. However about the easy part. I don't know, I'm sure a competent >Flash >>Developer would think it would be easy. >It's encouraging to know. Thanks. Now, from MM web site, it seems to me >Flash Communication server is a big package (Flash) while Flash Remoting >(FR) seem more like a compact version centered on data, correct? Also, >would FR allow developer to save his/her work into JPG type of format when >appropriate or Flash format only. I know I should read more on this topic >from MM or other source than asking, but I'm lazy. Again thanks. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 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
