Hi, Let me suggest a few articles that will help you understand Flex Data Services:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/architecting_rias.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/refactoring_flex.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/intro_fms.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/rpc_service.html These are all new articles as of last week. And, the key getting started section of the docs: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp .htm?href=00000138.html Lots of material above. Please let us know what you find most useful and whether we address your questions about FDS. As for pricing, I think we have this explained on a FAQ somewhere, but I can't find it right now. I expect someone else from Adobe can help here. -David Adobe > -----Original Message----- > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mthielman11 > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 4:56 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] FDS question > > OK I have been playing with flex for a couple of weeks now > and we are planning on building out a rather large > application in flex. The application is going to replace > several current apps one of wich is web based the rest are not. > > I am trying to get my head around the whole FDS thing. Our > product will be a medical database. There are currently > several different modules within the existing apps. The way > I was planning this, each one would become its own flex app. > the reason for this is to try and keep the swf file size > somewhat reasonable. > > Currently our thinking is to connect to the data through web > services sending XML data to > a JSO file that then will communicate with a JAVA based API > back to the MySQL backend. > What, if anythign would FDS bring to the table? Still not > sure how it is better than XML based solution. > > Also a concern with FDS is the pricing structure. will each > FDS file be considered a different app, therefore each one > require a license ($6k or $20k)? If each app was assigned > only one processor on the VM based server would it be able to > use FDS express?? > > I am just not seeing how FDS figures into the equasion. Is > it faster? if so how? Does it save coding time? if so how? > Does it eliminate need for a java API? if so how? > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. > Check out the enhanced email design. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/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 > > > > > > > -- 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/
