Flex is an interface only. Flex is an xml markup (mxml) which is complied to generate a flash movie (.swf). It does not run any code on the server, but instead is loaded on the client in the user's browser. Flex is not CF in any way shape or form. You can in fact build a flash interface using Flex and no Cold Fusion.
Now, here's the catch, if you want to have server side interaction with your flash front end (db calls, etc) then you are going to have to have some web services in place which your flex front end can consume. These web services can really be written in anything you want. It just to happens that Cold Fusion works very well to write web accessible CFC's for Flex to use flash remoting to access. Using a Flex (Flash) interface consuming Cold Fusion web services is ONE WAY to use Flex. Flex, however as a language, is not dependant in any way on Cold Fusion, or any specific server side language. Of course, Macrodobie tries to make it as easy as possible for people out there to pair them together. That makes it easier to integrate, and is more money for them. :) Hope that helps a bit. I know I grappled for a while about exactly how Flex would fit into the market. Another thing you will hear people say is that Flex will replace CF. That is in no way a true statement, since they are two different technologies which can work hand in hand. ~Brad -----Original Message----- From: Will Tomlinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 5:19 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Flex / Coldfusion question... I just spoke with a friend that said they knew someone who just bought Flex, then returned it because they couldn't figure it out. I know this person doesn't have CF installed. At CFUNITED, Flex was presented as something that just replaces HTML, and it still needs CF server to interact with db's and such. Is this all it does? Is it possible to use Flex on its own, without CF? Apparently, the Adobe site makes no mention of CF in the Flex sales material. Maybe someone could explain a little further? Thanks, Will ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:245622 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
