I would not automatically believe the rampant gospel that AMF is always smaller and always faster. There have been tons of debates here on the pros and cons of each. Search the archives and you will find them.
We very much prefer using <mx:HttpService/> or <mx:WebService/> over the AMF based <mx:RemoteObject/> for a multitude of reasons. I dont want to rehash old debates. Ping me if you want me to expand on our opinion either privately or here publicaly. -- Dave Wolf Cynergy Systems, Inc. Macromedia Flex Alliance Partner http://www.cynergysystems.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 866-CYNERGY --- In [email protected], "Renaun Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > AMF is a Macromedia specific Binary format, no XML. Because there are > no XML headers and fluff, the binary format posts much smaller data > footprints and thus better performance. Of course it all depends on > your requirements and business needs why you would go with one over > the other. > > renaun > > --- In [email protected], Zhu Feng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > HI,all > > > > As we know, in flex 1.5, only AMF protocol of RemoteObject is > supported, my > > question is: > > > > 1. Is AMF protocol XML based? That is to say, is there a tier > of this > > protocol trying to translate objects into XML stream? > > > > 2. And if it is, what is the difference between SOAP? > > > > 3. If it is not, how does AMF serialize objects and Flash Player > > deserialize them? > > > > -- > > Best Regards! > > Zhu Feng > > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- 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/
