Re: [flexcoders] Re: Need Suggestions for database application.

[Deane Venske]

I actually use PDT: http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/

Now the great thing about this is that I use it as my base and use Flex 
Builder Eclipse plugin. So you're doing PHP and Flex in 1 place. I'm not 
sure how you want to communicate with the PHP. Personally I like using 
URLLoader. There are many other ways to consume data (AMF, WebServices). 
I personally prefer to use XML because E4X gives you so much power on 
filtering and manipulating data on the client end. Here is the function 
I use for retrieving XML:

import flash.errors.IOError;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLVariables;

public function loadXML(url:String, vars:URLVariables, 
completeFunction:Function):void {
    var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
    var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);

    if (vars != null) {
        req.data = vars;
    }
   
    req.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
   
    loader.addEventListener("complete", completeFunction);
    loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);
   
    loader.load(req);   
}

public function ioErrorHandler(event:IOError):void {
    trace(event.message);
}

It just cuts down the rest of my code in other places. All you have to 
do then is have your result function specified for example:

public function gotData(event:Event):void {
    var xmlResult:XML = XML(event.target.data);
}