Hi, Well you could take care of the backend of the system using PHP and feed the output to a flash application, which updates every so often by re-requesting the PHP page (this page is merely returning variables to flash).
Of course, if you know java then you'd probably want to take that route. Aside from Java and Flash you could still achieve a similar effect using the meta refresh tag - updating the page every 60 seconds or so. HTH Danny. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Champagne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PHP General Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:35 PM Subject: [PHP] Question for you guys on best tools for a job > I'm not even sure this is possible without doing a client side java applet of > some sort. > > We are considering porting a standard client/server application to the web > which updates itself dynamically in real time based on values in a database. > > For instance, a field on the screen will change in real time between > 'Pending', 'Working', 'Cancelled', etc. etc. based on a flag in the database. > What would be the best tools for the job for an application of this sort? > I've used PHP extensively and don't really see how it could be used in this > case. Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance for any responses. > > -- > Michael Champagne, Software Engineer > Capital Institutional Services, Inc. > wk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > hm: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ****************************************************************** > This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not > intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of > any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any > transaction, unless specifically agreed otherwise. All market > prices, data and other information are not warranted as to > completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without > notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not > necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Capital Institutional > Services, Inc. Capital Institutional Services, Inc. accepts no > liability for any errors or omissions arising as a result of > transmission. Use of this communication by other than intended > recipients is prohibited. > ****************************************************************** > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
