Just when the learning curve felt like it was starting to taper off - likely a minor slope change - I decided to put another 1/2 dozen technologies into the mix just to challenge myself. No really, doing this WILL allow me to do complete end-to-end development from database to middleware to front-end. I thought my learnings might be valuable for a few others out there in Flexcoder land. Don't let this be construed as saying I yet fully comprehend all of what I've managed to do, just that I've hooked up the pieces and it seems to work as a foundation.
Several posts on FlexCoders lead me to believe this is a non-obvious process - which I can believe. So if you are interested, I've put together a blog post - http://www.oastler.ca/index.php/flex/20061123_flex-data-services-with-myeclipse-tomcat/ - with the details on what I've managed to do. The post covers the following installations: - Java Dev Kit 1.4.2.13 - The foundation upon which all of my future pain will be built. - Eclipse 3.1.2 - Same version as the Flex IDE was based on is required. - MyEclipse 4.1.1 - Not exactly sure why I need this, but co-workers indicate it will help. - Flex 2 Eclipse Plug-In - Just another installation of Flex 2 as the plugin for Eclipse. - Tomcat 5.5.20 - I thought this came with MyEclipse, only the ability to connect does. - Flex Data Services - Install without the integrated JRun option, as a series of .war files. - Connect the dots, la, la, la. Cheers, Jamie
