Hi Aaron, You don't need EJB or J2EE to start with FDS. In fact, I would recommend trying familiarize yourself with plain FDS before attempting to integrate with enterprise java.
What you do need is a servlet container. Typically tomcat. FDS comes with a lite version of another servlet container called jrun. you could start with that. you could also try out christophe coenraets "Tomcat Test Drive Server"; it has all the stuff you need to get started: http://coenraets.org/blog/2007/01/flex-test-drive-server-for-java-developers-tomcat-based/ his tutorials are really worthwhile too. Get started with a very simple RemoteObject application talking with a Flex front end. If you have no java experience, start off without FDS and just get the feel for how to develop, package, and deploy simple java apps. I second simonjpalmer's suggestion to use Eclipse: It's free, it's easy, it can run the Flex Builder as a Plug-in, and it supports lots of tools that make your java life easier: ant, refactoring, etc. best of luck. /r http://www.searchcoders.com/ http://www.laflex.org/ aaronvm707 wrote: > Thank you very much for all the info. I think the key word I was > looking for was EJB. Is this what I will develop in order to start > using Flex Data Services? > > Any suggestions on the server software needed to run EJB & J2EE? Again > I am moving from a Microsoft, .net, IIS environment so I am completly > new to all this. Thanks > > Aaron > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "simonjpalmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Sun has a very comprehensive online documentation of the Java > language. >> This is a good book if you are a seasoned developer and just wanting >> to pick up Java "Java In A Nutshell" by David Flanagan, O'Reilly. >> >> Another really good book is "Just Java 2" by Peter van der Linden, Sun >> Microsystems Press. I learnt Java from these (C++ background) and I >> recommend both. >> >> There aren't really variations of Java itself, so a basic grounding in >> the language is something that you can use whatever you end up doing. >> However there are lots of design and coding patterns around Java >> which give high productivity, especially when using Java to write >> server software, which is probably what you mean by Java as it relates >> to Flex. Java doesn't specifically relate to flex or vice versa, but >> there is middleware which serialises between Java and ActionScript, >> such as FDS. >> >> On the server you will need to look at EJB and J2EE and I would >> recommend Spring, although it takes a bit of getting your head around, >> and Hibernate if you are persisting your data relationally. These are >> all frameworks for coding which, with supporting packages from 3rd >> parties, give a high degree of productivity in writing scalable Java >> servers. It is truly amazing how much fee code there is available. >> >> You'll probably wind up with Eclipse as an IDE too, so it is worth >> familiarising yourself with that. Don't expect the Microsoft IDE, but >> it is pretty good all the same. >> >> I'm sure lots of people will comment, but i hope that gives you some >> first pointers of what to google. >> >> Good luck >> >> >> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "aaronvm707" <vestamedia@> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have begun working with Flex a couple of months ago and have been >>> learning fairly quickly. I come from a Microsoft ASP.net background, >>> but would prefer to work with Flex & Java. Can anyone suggest >>> resources and/or books to start learning Java as it relates to Flex. >>> There seams to be many variations of Java for different development >>> needs & I am not sure where to begin. Thanks >>> >>> Aaron >>> > > > > > -- > 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 > > > >
