I think Alchemy (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/alchemy/) might just be able to take me down the path I need. Plus it might force me to learn C/C++. Not sure if I am excited about that or not though.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Nate Beck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Even though this is absolutely a preview / research project at the moment. > Adobe Alchemy (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/alchemy/): > "Welcome the preview release of codename "Alchemy." Alchemy is a research > project that allows users to compile C and C++ code that is targeted to run > on the open source ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM2). The purpose of this > preview is to assess the level of community interest in reusing existing C > and C++ libraries in Web applications that run on Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player and > Adobe AIR(R)." > > Alchemy will allow you to take a c++ SSH library, such as > http://www.netsieben.com/products/sshlib/. I haven't tested this, it's just > a concept. But it seems like it might work. It might be able to give you > the SSH interaction you're looking for within Flash. > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:36 AM, r.fender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Currently, it is browser based, running through SSL, using AMFPHP > > to > > > > execute shell_exec() commands to run low-level Unix scripts to > > configure the > > > > devices. > > > > > > Are you saying the existing browser-based version executes commands > > locally > > > (i.e. the browser and web server (with AMFPHP both live on the device) ? > > > > If I understand your question correctly, the web server (Apache) and AMFPHP > > are running on > > the device itself. The browser is just what the user has on their local > > machine (Firefox, Safari, > > IE, etc). So if I was the user, I would open a browser and navigate to the > > IP address of the > > device. The device would then just serve up the application. > > > > To use a real device as an example let's just say the device is a DVD > > player and you have the > > ability to log into it via it's IP address on your network and do some > > low-level configurations > > on it. Make sense? I confuse myself on this sometimes :) > > > > > > >
