Hi Hank, That is me. We must have miscommunicated here somehow, but I am not sure what you are referring to. Mike Chambers is right on.
-David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of hank williams > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:33 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Need for the Flex Server > > lol. > > Ok, that is great news! But someone better tell Dave Mendels!!! > > Hank > > On 10/19/05, Mike Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just to clarify, we have not removed support for AMF from > the player. > > You can still write code in ActionScript 3 that connects to > existing > > Flash Remoting servers. > > > > The Flex Framework currently supports using a newer version > of AMF in > > the player. Currently, the only servers that support this are > > ColdFusion (via an alpha adapter) and Flex Enterprise > Services (which > > is not in public alpha yet). As far as when third party remoting > > services support this, you will need to talk to those > project's leaders. > > > > mike chambers > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > hank williams wrote: > > > I think that you are right that you need *a* server, but > not *the* server. > > > > > > Today you can use SOAP or standard HTTP to access server data. > > > Unfortunately they do not seem to be supporting the existing > > > AMF/Remoting standard which was up until now, the most > popular way > > > for flash to access heavy duty server based services. Now > to do that > > > kind of stuff, you will need to use the Flex Enterprise > Services server. > > > > > > Orphaning their existing technology is, I do believe, an > unfortunate decision. > > > > > > Hank > > > > > > On 10/19/05, Kevin Mulvihill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>>(The server is not required, but > > >>>adds value for data rich applications.) > > >> > > >>This brings up an interesting point. Exactly when is the server > > >>beneficial to have? Seems to me that if the point of Flex > is to create "applications," > > >>which by their very nature tend to be rather data-centric > products, > > >>then wouldn't the server be required to do anything of substance? > > >>What, really, does the server add to the mix? And what can Flex > > >>accomplish on its own without the server? > > >> > > >>Thanks, > > >>Kevin > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>Flashcoders mailing list > > >>[email protected] > > >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
