It really depends what kind of GUI you want to create with Flash. Yes, for data connection, Flash 2004 Pro is probably your best bet, but I would steer clear of the DataGrid Column editor as its very buggy as is the version of the component thats included with it. As for the data connection wizard, its ease of use is the price of losing alot of control with the datagrid. You might not be able to do what you want with it, such as Custom Cell renderers (to show other components inside the datagrid or format the data into a specific use).
As for the coldfusion side, definately use the built in Flash remoting. Its by far the fastest way to bring data into flash. As well, have you taken into consideration the security involved with showing this data? Is it going to be available to the public or just internally? For this, I alway suggest using the built in Coldfusion Roles security as it simplifies the authentication process on every request. All in all, I'd suggest a Form based application with View classes for quicker development. There are many tutorials on MM about these types of RIA and how to build them. Feel free to email me offlist if you'd like. Cheers, Kevin [kes geek] -----Original Message----- From: Ron Eis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:51 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Creating/updating a blog in Flash using CFMX We've got a website built in Flash. We want to create a weblog that is dynamically updated by ColdFusion. After researching the Macromedia Dev Center, it looks like we need Flash MX Professional 2004 and Data Connection Wizard and DataGrid Column Editor Extensions. Is this correct? Or what's the best/simplest way to have ColdFusion update the Flash file? IIS 6 on Windows 2003 ColdFusion MX Version 6,1,0,63958 We are running IIS6 as the frontend and using it to send requests then to CFMX on the backend for any ColdFusion pages. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197997 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
