Re: [flexcoders] RPC Vs. FDS and FDS Express

[Nick Collins]

What I ended up doing is just anteing up and getting a dedicated server. Enterhost has a plan that includes a license of Coldfusion for like $200 a month. For me, it's been well worth it, being able to setup my own staging area, public area, being able to update software as I need, not as the host dictates. I was able to install FDS express with no issues, as well as Flash Media Server 2, and update coldfusion to 
7.0.2 for flex integration. It just makes my life so much easier, I can never go back to a shared hosting solution.On 7/16/06, David <
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            Hi all,
I'm extremely new to the Flex world, and have been pounding away
through tutorials for the last week. While i've found exceptional
tutorials on functionality, and getting started guides on Flex
builder, and even details on the framework works, i've yet to see a
good tutorial on how to install and what exactly you need installed. 

A while back i did a few admin sites with flash remoting i had learned
from ASFusion's Real Estate App (AWESOME SITE BTW). I have another
project coming up that deals with a lot of CRUD, and a database of
about 30 tables or so. So after seeing flex i was in awe, and of
course got excited of all the possiblities. BUT! As I am just a
developer, an individual contracter with not so big clients, i find it
impossible to afford 20k on FDS for on a server. I've searched all
over the web to find a single hosting environment that has FDS as an
additional option with Cold Fusion (as if good CF Hosting plans aren't
already hard enough to come by), but i've yet ot find any. I've
noticed that Adobe has a FDS Express? I've also noticed that it can be
installed and used commercially on a Single CPU? Does that include
Hosted Environments? 

After reading through a few messages on this site i noticed this
comment in one of the posts: 'If your server-side data requirements
are intense, you might want FDS, Flex Data Services.  For normal data
access, the RPC functionality is sufficient, and that is included with
the framework (free)'. But after looking into LiveDocs i get:
To use RemoteObject components, Flex Data Services or Macromedia
ColdFusion MX 7.0.2 with the Remoting Update is required. But then it
goes on to say that in order to use Remoting, FDS must be installed
and you have to set up Destinations. So which is it, and how do you do
it? If i just have basic CRUD Functionality, can i get away without
FDS on my hosted environment, and use the SDK to interact with a
backend Database via CF? 

If anyone knows of any good tutorial to get you installed correctly
locally, and then shows you how to replicate the same functionality on
a server, i'd love to see it.
Thanks again for listening, and i apologize in advance if i make no
sense, as i've been reading all night about this! :)
Thanks agian,
David


      

    
    












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