But Flash Remoting for .NET requires both an install on the server AND a hefty price tag, right? Not sure that's gonna fly.
How does OpenAMF work? Does that require any server-side install? Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Palmer, Jim >>Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 12:29 PM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Complex Objects via Web services: SOAP (C# .NET) >> >> >>I personally do not trust passing ANY complex objects between languages via >>SOAP/WSDL. If you absolutely have to use plain-text XML web service transports >>like SOAP and WSDL I would try to use the smallest and most optimal packet. That >>leads to honestly using something more along the lines of XMLRPC or WDDX xml >>packets. This still is horribly limited (i.e. can't do complex objects) and still large >>in size. >> >>What I would do is honestly look into getting "Flash Remoting" working through >>your .NET server. It's basically a proprietary XML format similar to SOAP that's in >>binary format - hence a hell of a lot less data is transferred instead of a giant >>plain-text xml packet. >> >>I would trust Flash's support for AMF over any other "web service" as well which >>might mediate your complex object issues. >> >>You mentioned a .net and c# application - similar to ours we're using a coldfusion >>backend to instantiate a COM Object from a 3rd party vendor which is basically >>an overglorified frontend to ADODB. yay middleware. I still like this setup >>because coldfusion/java do a good job instantiating COM objects and I don't have >>to worry about a hacked/reverse-engineered AMF module seeing as the flash >>remoting gateway is built into coldfusion. At the very least OpenAMF might be >>worth a gander. >> >>Search for content on the NetDebugger class too, this might help to try and >>diagnose the current object coming back as null. There might be an uncaught >>onStatus() event that should be triggered. >> >>Cheers >>-- >>Jim Palmer ! Mammoth Web Operations >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf >>> Of Merrill, >>> Jason >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:07 AM >>> To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Complex Objects via Web services: SOAP >>> (C# .NET) >>> >>> >>> This is an old thread I started back in May which I am following up on >>> with a question. Muzak had replied to me with this: >>> >>> >>If you'll be using webservices that you can control (which it sounds >>> like is the >>> >>case), don't send XML back and forth. >>> >>When using webservices, you can send Array of Objects back >>> and forth, >>> which is >>> >>alot easier to work with. >>> >>There should be a list of data type conversions in the docs >>> somewhere. >>> >>> I am using the Web service classes to load in a wsdl from a .NET >>> developer using C#. We have the basics working, I can >>> receive a simple >>> string from him no problem by calling the SOAP method. However, since >>> Muzak (in the quote above) and the docs say the Web service classes >>> supports complex object types, we are now trying to read in a complex >>> object in Flash. >>> >>> The C# developer created a method for me, called GetProject() that >>> returns a complex object he created (the complex object is simple - it >>> just has a property that contains a simple string - i.e. >>> objProj.Title). >>> However, when I trace the result on the method, it returns "null". >>> Neither the C# developer or myself can figure out where we are going >>> wrong. Any ideas? One of us has something wrong with this "object" >>> and we're not sure who. >>> >>> Also, for a second related question, once I can read the >>> object in Flash >>> (it would contain arrays and properties, etc.) - we want to just send >>> that object back to the webservice to update the object in C#. Any >>> issues with that? The Help docs only say this about objects: >>> >>> Web Service classes > Supported Types > Object Types >>> Object Types: Complex Type - ActionScript object composed of >>> properties >>> of any supported type >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>[email protected] >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
