Well the 260k download is a 1 time download. After your first form is loaded the common swf (all the common libraries used by all forms) is stored in the browsers cache. Each additional form is only about 15k (a lot smaller then most html pages).
You did mention the 2nd biggest problem though. The recompile each time. That shouldn't happen. If it is you have something that is dynamic that needs to be static. With the flash forms, if anything changes between requests. A field name, the form fields in a form, a label, a width, etc. - it is a new movie and has to be recompiled. If you have ever loaded up the flash IDE and compiled a movie you know how long this can take and as you can imagine you want to avoid it. The only things that can be dynamic in a flash form are the form field values themselves. With flash forms you want to "think static". Hth, ---nimer -----Original Message----- From: Mark A Kruger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 1:10 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Optimizing CFFORM on cfmx 7 Does anyone out there have any extra tips on how to get flash forms to load faster or to reduce the file size? I'm guessing we are just trying to do too much with it - but it seems fairly slow - like it has to recompile the mxml each time. Also, the total file size is 260k - biggish for a flash movie I think. Any tips? -mark Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE www.cfwebtools.com www.necfug.com http://blog.mxconsulting.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:205143 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
