You can access data from Flex via calls to ColdFusion CFCs as either HTTPService calls, WebService(SOAP) calls, or RemoteObject calls.
RemoteObject calls are the fastest and most efficient. Brandon Purcell and Tom Link have written blog entries on this, as has RichInternet.blog. Macromedia will soon be offering a new Flex class, Flex for Web Application Developers that uses CFCs as dataproviders for the lessons covering those various types of data access. See: http://www.talkingtree.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=alias&alias=Flex4CFMX Check out the first of a tutorial series on this at: http://www.richinternet.de/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=831FE26E-0D70-9C2D-2549E1D1978CF1B0 As well as Tom Link's blog http://tomlink.net/blog/ And Brandon's here: http://www.bpurcell.org/ -Steven Erat Mark Drew wrote: >Sorry for the off-topic > >I have been playing with flex, and one thing that is missing from my >brain is how I can connect it to a database. I presume most of the >data connection stuff is done via XML and JSP? is this correct? We >cant use our CFC's? > >Are there any examples out there? I have been working through the >tutorials but the JSP files just output XML .. and I needed to know >how to actually connect to a DB > >Any pointers apreciated! > >Again.. sorry for OT!! > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205063 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
