Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-25 Thread Danny
I've programmed many databases both in Director and Flash, and find it much more code it myself than use an xtra like V12. For your example, I would assign each module an ID number, then in Excel or FileMaker, what ever data base you want to use, match the ID number up with the paths to the

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-25 Thread Michael Bedar
As long as your dataset is relatively small, XML is fine, but at some point a real database is going to be needed. I'm not sure how v12 with flash is going to work, but I have used Valentina with Director, and when you have 10's of thousands of records, you can't afford the disk space or

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-24 Thread nik crosina
That sounded interesting after reading the first sentence, after the second I knew we couldn't use it, Clark. Becasue we have to create something that works out of the box, - no installation required. I was thinking of the XML version already as well, but sometimes I am thinking that a db would

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-24 Thread nik crosina
Yes, That sounds like a fanastic option, I'll check that out for sure! Nik C On 24/02/06, Julien Vignali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nik, I would suggest you to take a look at Zinc from Multidmedia. This great SWF2EXE tool offers MS Access MySQL database connectivity and a lot more thanks

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-24 Thread Éric Thibault
Take a look at this one : http://www.inm.com/products/v12flash/ Sound promissing! Éric. nik crosina wrote: That sounded interesting after reading the first sentence, after the second I knew we couldn't use it, Clark. Becasue we have to create something that works out of the box, - no

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-24 Thread nik crosina
v12 and Flash! can onl;y be a good thing! I know it from director! good old inm! thanks, Nik On 2/24/06, Éric Thibault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Take a look at this one : http://www.inm.com/products/v12flash/ Sound promissing! Éric. nik crosina wrote: That sounded interesting after

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-24 Thread Derek Vadneau
How about SWF Studio and SQLite? SQLite is a no-install database solution. Check out Andre Goliath's site: http://www.software-and-solutions.de/ He's put together a SQLite connector for SWF Studio. I don't know what the cost of v12flash will be (it's in beta right now), but judging by the

[Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-23 Thread nik crosina
*Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM? * Is it possible? I am looking into doing exactly that for a massive trainig programme that needs to access and display a large number of modules in treeView (Flash Tree component) where each node connects to a record in the database that

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-23 Thread Ron Wheeler
Are all of the data and referenced files on the DVD? We have done a database of Personal Protective Equipment for first responder with pictures of each piece of equipment and full descriptions on a CD. Built a search engine in Flash to select items based on several criteria. The pictures

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash connecting to a database - all running on a DVD-ROM

2006-02-23 Thread clark slater
Hi Nik, Check out SWFStudio, it offers ADO connectivity. Downside is ADO has to be installed on the machine. Alternatively check out the Catalog plugin for SWFStudio - offers search functions through a flat tab delimited file. We used it to do exactly what you describe for a HUGE floor tile