Thanks Fidel, Thanks a lot for your insight and quick replies. I think I will code everything using AIR, only thing I need to check is hardware interfacing and transaction management.
Thanks Raj Singh Sisodia --- In [email protected], "Fidel Viegas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 4:10 PM, tosisodia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Fidel, > > > > That clears a few things and raises a few more questions... > > > > Using a server for a standalone application looks a bit expensive. I > > wonder if it's possible to code whole business logic in Action Script. > > Is there any utility similar to hibernate for data persistence? Also > > is it possible for barcode readers to directly provide inputs in a > > FLEX application? > > Hi Raj, > > If you are going to use Adobe AIR, then you don't need to create the > java pojos. Use the database engine that comes with Adobe Flex 3/AIR. > > > There is a POS application in adobe marketplace > > http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1562518 > > This application was created using Adobe AIR, and it uses a standalone > database. My POS is part of an ERP, and it uses Adobe Flex as opposed > to AIR. > You can also print from Flex, but it is a bit primitive and you have > to select a printer everytime you call the print function. I don't > really know how plex works, as I have not tried it. I also don't have > much experience with Adobe AIR. I have worked on a document management > system, but it did not involve any interfaces with hardware. > > My suggestion would be to contact the author of plex and ask him how > he has done it. But, if what you want is a standalone POS then skip > the Java part and develop everything using Adobe AIR. > > Fidel. >
