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.
regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merrill, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 8:02 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] .NET and XML Web services > Thanks Dave! Thanks Tom! I'm learning a lot here. > > So the million dollar question for me is: > > What is the best way, building for Flash player 7, for me to get an XML > message (which contains the entire XML doc - but a true message/variable > whatever, not the literal physical XML file) into an XML object in Flash > (so I can use xfactorstudios XPATH classes to traverse it)? > > My coworker is going to be using some .NET development techniques to > create a webservice for me which draws data from a SQLServer database. > > So far, it seems like this approach is recommended: > > 1. Use the Webservices Classes to connect to a WSDL via http. > 2. Call a SOAP method in the WSDL that returns an XML message (turn off > decoding on the SOAP call to get the pure XML). > 3. Load the XML message into a Flash XML object. > 4. Do what I want with the Flash XML object at that point. > > Jason _______________________________________________ [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
