Mike I don't know that I would agree with that idea. In my case I have had to build smaller applications because each part of our intranet is owned by different departments and they all want separate control over "Their" piece.
Now that I have it up and running, I don't know that I would now make it into modules. All works well as it is. If a user clicks a link that goes to a different department, a new swf loads for that department. If I had a modular system, a new swf would load so what's the difference? I think in your case that you would be better off porting part of the site at a time. If you want to go to modules later on then you can do so. Think about how you would have multiple pages on the same page. eg. We have multiple table based pages that are built using PHP. With Flex we now have one page that loads multiple windows into that data. (Check out FlexMDI - Part of FlexLib) --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "nycynik" <m...@...> wrote: > > I am new to flex and RIA in general. I have been working with .net > and java for a while now, and I am just starting to try to create a > new interface for some projects of mine, and thought flex might be the > answer, but I am having trouble wrapping my head around the idea that > its less like a web page, and more like a desktop application, to stop > thinking about page reloads, and start thinking about ViewStacks. > > So my original thought was to begin with multiple swf applications, > and convert parts of the site over one part at a time (for instance, > user registration, and then move on to the shared calendar, or another > part of the site). > > But after doing some reading, it seems that its better to build the > whole site as one application. Well I hope i can get some help, here > is my question.. > > ---------- > I did a lot of searching, and found a lot of posts that seem to > disagree. The basic question is: > > "I am building a big application for a website, using flex/swf as a > front end, and .net as a back end. How do I control the project so > that its not one monster swf file?" > > Answers seem to range between using a single ViewStack, to using > modules that you load in. Almost everyone wrote, to not build > multiple swf/flex projects and try to communicate between them using > .net or directly between swf files. > > ---------- > > I hope that is clear enough, so i should begin by learning about > loading and unloading modules? Is that right? > > Thanks, > Mike >
