ServerSocket is sweet - I just whipped up a nice AIR 2 socket server app and then have a regular socket app talking back and forth with it. Rockin'!
Eric On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Eric E. Dolecki <[email protected]>wrote: > Has anyone tried this ServerSocket yet? > > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 8:28 PM, eric dolecki GMail <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Ah okay, that's good stuff to know. I was very wrong, my apologies. Easy >> enough to deploy as AIR, I'll have a look at that link and re-write some >> code. Not having to use a socket server will be super nice. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On May 12, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Juan Pablo Califano < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > With non-Air players, you can use a Socket to connect to a server. But >> you >> > can't create a server itself; i.e. you can't write code to bind to a >> given >> > port and listen for connections. So, in that scenario you cannot connect >> > both swfs directly (you have to use a socket server). >> > >> > Appartently with Air you can have your app bind to a port and listen for >> > connections, so you can have 2 swfs talk to each other without the need >> of >> > an extra party. (I say apparently because I've just found out about the >> > ServerSocket class following the link that Henrik posted). >> > >> > Cheers >> > Juan Pablo Califano >> > >> > >> > 2010/5/12 Eric E. Dolecki <[email protected]> >> > >> >> Huh? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/net/Socket.html >> >> >> >> all I need is readUTFBytes and writeUTFBytes... >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Henrik Andersson < >> [email protected] >> >>> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Eric E. Dolecki wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> AIR because of the application security sandbox? Would standalone >> >>>> projectors >> >>>> work as well? >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> They would not, as they lack the needed API. Have a look at the recent >> >>> additions in the flash.net package, all the useful socket features >> are >> >> AIR >> >>> exclusive. >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Flashcoders mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> http://ericd.net >> >> Interactive design and development >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Flashcoders mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Flashcoders mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> > > > > -- > http://ericd.net > Interactive design and development > -- http://ericd.net Interactive design and development _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
