Jack, You need the Flash Player to run a SWF standalone, so in most cases you will embed it in a web page.
You can get an idea of what the HTML looks like by viewing the source of the page on your development machine. Regards, Rob Rusher RIA Consultant Macromedia Certified Flex Instructor e:[EMAIL PROTECTED] c:303.885.7044 im:robrusher -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jwc_wensan Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex License(s) & Performance Rob: Does the SWF have to be embedded in the web page or can it be standalone? Thanks, Jack --- In [email protected], "Rob Rusher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jack, > > You compile the SWF on a server with Flex install. Then copy the generated > SWF over to your web server and embed it in a web page. > > The difference is that you don't need a Java Application Server running. > i.e. more system resources > > I'm not positive, but I think you need special licensing permission from MM > to deploy a Flex app without the server. > > Regards, > Rob Rusher > > Macromedia Certified Flex Instructor > e:[EMAIL PROTECTED] c:303.885.7044 im:robrusher > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of jwc_wensan > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 1:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex License(s) & Performance > > Darron: > > Thanks for your input. > > I read Ted's post. His production server does not have Flex. Where > is the SWF being served from? > > Forgive my ignorance, but if you need a flex license for every server > the SWF sits on, what's the difference? > > Can you elaborate further? > > Thanks again, > > Jack > > --- In [email protected], "Darron J. Schall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > jwc_wensan wrote: > > > > >With the above scenario how many simultaneous users can adequately > > >access the server before I would need a second server? Or is it > > >better to ask how many per hour? > > > > > > > > See Ted's entry here about scaling Flex: > > http://www.powersdk.com/ted/2005/05/scaling-flex.php > > > > I completely agree with him as well. I don't have Flex running on > the > > server at all. Instead, I take my Flex-compiled .swf and place it > on a > > "typical" web server. Then, the Flex application is delivered as > a .swf > > and there's no need for the server to do any extra processing at > all. > > I've never had a server crash because it couldn't send out .swf > files > > fast enough. Keep in mind though, you'll need a Flex license for > every > > server the .swf file sits on. > > > > You can use RemoteObjects without a Flex server running as well, > but > > you'll need to use another AMF gateway such as OpenAMF (or you can > use > > ColdFusion). If you use WebServices, you might need a little shim > > script to get around the security restrictions of the Flash Player > > (loading data across domains), depending on what server the web > services > > are located on. > > > > >Also, I read somewhere that RemoteObjects is faster. Is it a > > >signficant increase? > > > > > In general RemoteObjects are faster because it uses AMF, which is > a > > binary format and much less verbose than WebServices. It's hard > to give > > a definite yes/no answer because I've actually seen results go > both ways... > > > > -d > > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
