Leif, I hear you, maybe times be a changing though. Interesting this http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143638-page,1/article.html is mentioning using this Expiditor on mobiles even.
So, Cameron, wondering, your client realize how easy it will now be to lose or 'lose' 1 million rows of customer data to be used by whomever? DL On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Leif Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DK, > I've heard people talk about this as an option. Unfortunately, I don't > think I have a client who would allow me to install a server on their client > machines. > > To me, this approach is counter to what AIR really represents. Of course, > I say all this now and next week I'll have a client tell me this is exactly > what they want. ;-) > > I am, however, very interested in the Merapi... can't wait to see how it > will finally work with AIR. > > Leif > > > > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Douglas Knudsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > interestingly the client I'm working with is using a product from > > Lotus/IBM call Expeditor. Someone on Flexcoders just mentioned its approach > > to this in a thread on what is now known as Merapi. Basically you can > > bundle your app with a container, say Tomcat, and have your Flex/AIR app > > chat with it via localhost. The app would detect when a network was > > available and do its syncing thing. The container can use say HSQL or, in > > the case of Exeditor, use Derby. You'd have to use Java, unless your > > client can spring for a CF license per user! oh, heck, use Bluedragon > > maybe. > > > > off the wall thought: if the above is possible, why isn't say a app > > that installs Apache, PHP, and MySQL with a AIR/Flex UI? > > > > DK > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in > the subject line > > For more info, see http://www.affug.com > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in the subject line For more info, see http://www.affug.com Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
