RE: [flexcoders] Wanted - Using Flex with my specific Database - Step by Step Tutorials

[Tracy Spratt]

I agree entirely.  Basic data access from flex is way too difficult.  Actually, it is not difficult at all, it just seems so to many beginning Flex developers.   You hit the nail on the head, noting the large number of server side platforms.  It is worse even than that, though.  Any single platform can have multiple approaches to the database access.  The implementation can use different data structures and data types to represent the data, and can communicate with Flex using three (or more) protocols, and Flex can use several resultFormats.  The number of options is staggering.  And we are not even talking FDS or sockets. Or security.   But that is not to say we can’t do something.  Often the beginner’s cry is “I just need to get my data into Flex!” and they would be ecstatic to have a simple working “HelloData” example.  These developers do not have DBAs, SAs, teams of Java developers at their disposal, but have to do it all themselves.   Adobe cannot do this.  We, the community, have to take the initiative.  There are some examples out there. Tim Hoff’s DOT.NET example, for one.  I am working on  a DOT.NET file system access example. Christophe’s MySQL example. I’m sure there are more   So create a SIMPLE example, document it, and post it somewhere, like CFLEX.net.  If not me, who?   Tracy       From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dorkie dork from dorktown Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 5:52 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Wanted - Using Flex with my specific Database - Step by Step Tutorials   I was going to ask this yesterday but I find documentation on using Flex to connect to a database nearly non-existant, you know what I mean? I would like to see a step by step tutorial that says, "Here is how you make a search page, results page, detail page and edit page in Flex WITH", and this is a big WITH, "the backend code." I know there is a lot of technologies out there so everyone will have their own SSS (server side setup/system they are using (I just made up SSS right this minute. "SSS" term copyright judah 2006 ;)) . Specifically, I'd like a php and mysql tutorial. But I've also worked with ASP.NET in AS2 and at the moment I'm working with JSP and JBOSS. So maybe if we just start with one then they can be converted to other SSS's. To ramble on further, the problem isnt "accessing" the db. Its everything else. Thanks for listening. If you think this is a real issue and not something that is already out there or if there is already a central location to find these examples please reply. Don't bogart the information. Judah ps actually by tomorrow sss will probably sound lame. it actually sounds lame now. or be misinterprited. sss? super silly socks? striped slimy salamanders? sorry so sloppy? ok it's already taken i guess. although sorry so sloppy is not used as much anymore. nevermind everyone on the whole new acronym thing. my bad. __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Software development tool Software development Software development services Home design software Software development company Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___