The most common architecture is to do as you say and use Flex for the UI and .net for the logic/integration tier. You can alss use asp.net to host, deliver and control swfs, and you can even host a Flex app in a browser control.
You develop Flex apps by writing mxml and as code and compiling it into a SWF, and you don't do any of that with dot.net. I think you know that but needed to be sure. Certainly the simplest integration (on both ends) is to use HTTPService. You can get a "hello world" level example working in the time you can download an install WebOrb. This puts you in full control of the xml. WebService, because it wraps data in SOAP to facilitate third party usage, is a bit more complicated to work with. Use WebService if there is any chance you will need to make the buisiness logic available to an anonymous third party. Use WebOrb or someting like it if your business tier object structure is also suitable for your client side object structure, or if you can and want to make it that way. It will be more complicated initially, but could be a good long term choice. It is also probably the fastest transport protocol, but data transport is often not the bottleneck in a Fles app. Tracy --- In [email protected], "shot2flow" <shot2f...@...> wrote: > > Tracy, > > What do yo mean by several ways and "you don't really develop flex apps with > vb.net" > > My company develop web apps using Asp.net/vb.net. I just joined and i use > flex and coldfusion, but since i cant introduce CF. I intend to still > leverage flex with vb.net. > > For instance.. i need to work on an asp.net that can generate an excel data > from db using vb.net. > > I would like to use flex for the UI and vb.net for the logic. > > I have a basic knowlegde of vb.net so i am sure to be fine. > > Any tip or help? > > > Regards. > > --- In [email protected], "Tracy" <tracy@> wrote: > > > > Yes, heavily. > > > > Now, you do not really "develop flex apps with vb.net". There are several > > ways to use the two environments together, however. > > > > What do you want to do? > > > > Tracy Spratt > > > > --- In [email protected], "shot2flow" <shot2flow@> wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone worked with Flex and VB.Net. Please i am interested in the > > > two. I presently use flex and coldfusion, but my company used vb.net so i > > > am wondering how to develop flex apps with vb.net. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > >
