[flexcoders] Web Services: Nearing Wit's End
I've followed every single tutorial on consuming Web Services in Flex and not a single one works with anything other than simple demo web services available on the net. I've followed all the different methods documented and followed each and every step in detail. Now, I'm at the point that I am appealing for someone to take a look at my WSDL file and tell me what I am doing wrong. If you're interested in helping me out please let me know. Thanks. --Shibli
Re: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo
btw, the way this thing works is by feature request (voting system). at least at the company i work for. so if you aren't asking for it ask for it now. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform On 3/9/07, dorkie dork from dorktown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a must have IMO. I thought it was already going to be built in. Lets say you have a client that says we don't have database support but you can use files, XML or shared objects. How would that limit your application? If you needed a database you would have to go online to get it defeating the purpose of Apollo's goal of desktop development. There are already apps in development that would use a database: - Java Docs Generator (in dev) - documents your code, stores and updates java docs in db - Project management software (in dev) - keeps track of tasks, projects - Photo management software - accesses the filesystem like Adobe Bridge, search and sort - Music software (already created by an Adobe engineer) - keep track and sort mp3's (itunes, windows media player, winamp, etc use their own built in db) - DVD collection - keeps track of all your dvds or cds - CD demos - pass out demos on cd of your application may need db access Really, think of all the applications on your computer that use a database. Apollo is a desktop application builder. Someone may say you say you can use xml but when you add anymore than a few collections of data, you start to rebuilt a database and try and make xml do what a database is supposed to. It is a sloppy hack. Here's another thing. You come out with Apollo and it doesn't have DB support. You get Apollo adopted after a year at 50% penetration but the big huge apps in development out there need db support. So these can't come out yet. They end up waiting until Apollo 2 is here but also has more then 50% adoption rate. Now its 2 years later. People are frustrated. You could do that or you could push back your release date a month or two now. I would rather wait. I don't care which database you choose as long as there is some kind of database in this release. my 2 cents, dorkie rioting in the streets dork from dorktown On 3/9/07, Eric Guesdon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I mean nothing, i just asked every one if something like SharedObject (of course more robust and larger) should answer to the database subject. What do you think about that… from my point of view a system like sharedobject should be enough I don't know if you downloaded New York Times application (unfortunately based on wpf) but they synchronized all their news each time you start the application. Of course it represents a large quantity of data but I'm not sure they use a local database for that Let me know Regards Eric -- *De :* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *De la part de* Merrill, Jason *Envoy� :* vendredi 9 mars 2007 17:54 *� :* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Objet :* RE: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo SharedObject. You mean those little tiny 128k or whatever Shared Objects like from the Flash player or do you mean Apollo will have a more robust larger Shared Object? Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team
Re: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo
dorkie, dorkie dork from dorktown wrote: btw, the way this thing works is by feature request (voting system). at least at the company i work for. so if you aren't asking for it ask for it now. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform On 3/9/07, dorkie dork from dorktown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a must have IMO. I thought it was already going to be built in. Lets say you have a client that says we don't have database support but you can use files, XML or shared objects. How would that limit your application? If you needed a database you would have to go online to get it defeating the purpose of Apollo's goal of desktop development. Your overstating the importance of a db on the client. Bringing the desktop and the 'net together is one of its(Apollo's) strong points. At least thats what it seems like from where i'm sitting. There are already apps in development that would use a database: - Java Docs Generator (in dev) - documents your code, stores and updates java docs in db You wouldnt want to store the documents in a DB, thats just dumb. Metadata perhaps, but there are other options. - Project management software (in dev) - keeps track of tasks, projects This information you would probably not want stored in a client DB, more likely this would be stored on a DB server and accessed from the client. Usually more than one person wants to see how a project is tracking. If you must have it on a client(no server) then, use a xml document, at least its portable, that way you could send it to another person so they could see the project details, and you can render it using XSLT in any format you like. - Photo management software - accesses the filesystem like Adobe Bridge, search and sort Nah not really, simply use the filesystem to store the assets(images) and store the metadata in a file that points to the filesystem. Same as iTunes. You sort and search the metadata not the assets. - Music software (already created by an Adobe engineer) - keep track and sort mp3's (itunes, windows media player, winamp, etc use their own built in db) iTunes uses an xml file.. Dunno about the others. iTunes connects to the 'net when it needs access to a DB, that hasnt stopped it being a huge success as far as I can tell. So, a client side DB is not as critical to me, as it to you. Sure it might come in handy, but I can live without it. cheers, shaun
Re: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo
Wow Shaun, Lots of stuff to vehemently disagree with. Your overstating the importance of a db on the client. Well, he may be. But let me just say this. For the last 20 years, most desktop apps have use a client side database. Generally in the MS world it used to be a library called Jet that was an embeddable version of Access. And almost every pc based app used it. So the idea that Dorkie is saying something out of the mainstream of thinking as it relates to client side development is just wrong. Bringing the desktop and the 'net together is one of its(Apollo's) strong points. At least thats what it seems like from where i'm sitting. Translation - bringing local file storage to web applications is Apollo's strong point. What we are arguing about it *how* best to do the local storage. You make your point as though the database issue is not relevant to bringing desktop and 'net together. What other important issues are there in this regard aside from storage? There are already apps in development that would use a database: - Java Docs Generator (in dev) - documents your code, stores and updates java docs in db You wouldnt want to store the documents in a DB, thats just dumb. Metadata perhaps, but there are other options. No, is isn't dumb. It might be the right solution sometimes and sometimes not. But its not dumb. Databases provide integrity which you dont get with file system storage. This is a design decision and trade off and it is not a clear cut decision. - Project management software (in dev) - keeps track of tasks, projects This information you would probably not want stored in a client DB, more likely this would be stored on a DB server and accessed from the client. Usually more than one person wants to see how a project is tracking. If you must have it on a client(no server) then, use a xml document, at least its portable, that way you could send it to another person so they could see the project details, and you can render it using XSLT in any format you like. The entire point of Apollo is disconnected use with synchronization. You seem to be arguing with your comment that for some apps this is a bad idea. NEWSFLASH: You dont need Apollo if everything is going to be server based. To your point about XSLT this is just silly. The model you are describing is not an app model its a web page model. Imagine saying to microsoft hey guys lets just use XSLT to display those PERT or GANTT charts. - Photo management software - accesses the filesystem like Adobe Bridge, search and sort Nah not really, simply use the filesystem to store the assets(images) and store the metadata in a file that points to the filesystem. Same as iTunes. You sort and search the metadata not the assets. I cant say i'm sure about this - but I am *fairly* confident, that the iTunes XML file is an output format and that it also uses a native file format for its actual operation and management. I think it just periodically exports the database in XML format. But whether it does or not, the issue is whether you want a RAM based application, or a disk based application. Plain and Simple. Despite your implied contention, it is a well established notion that there is value in storing your data on a hard disk and only changing the bits that need to be changed instead of writing out the whole file after every modification. More importantly, deveoping this way is *much* more work for table based applications. You have to create your own indexes for sorting, etc. SQL *does* make life easier, and that is the point of all this isnt it? - Music software (already created by an Adobe engineer) - keep track and sort mp3's (itunes, windows media player, winamp, etc use their own built in db) iTunes uses an xml file.. Dunno about the others. iTunes connects to the 'net when it needs access to a DB, that hasnt stopped it being a huge success as far as I can tell. What a silly comment. itunes is successful, therefore there is no need for disk based applications!? So, a client side DB is not as critical to me, as it to you. Sure it might come in handy, but I can live without it. Well, this is the first thing you have said that makes sense to me. It is clear that depending on what you are developing and how you like to develop that your mileage may vary. But I guarantee you this. If I had a database and all you had was the flash api and text file storage, that for any kind of data intensive application I would be able to write a more robust application - or at least the data handling piece, and I would be able to write it faster than you would with just file storage. Regards, Hank
Re: [flexcoders] Mac style drop-down sheet
Hmm something like this link? http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mc/archives/2006/05/mac_os_x-lookin.cfm Or something more specific to drop-downs? Michael ashifsayani wrote: Hi, I'd seen a posting where someone created a mac style drop-down sheet in Flex. I can't seem to find the link anymore, does anyone remember who's blog it was on? thanks, Ashif
Re: [flexcoders] Web Services: Nearing Wit's End
Hi Shibli, I defer to the experts on the details (I'm new to Flex) but I have gotten other services to work. A web service debugger has been a great asset in that development. Two popular ones are Charles (http://www.xk72.com/charles/) and Service Capture (http://kevinlangdon.com/serviceCapture/) although I can only vouch for Charles. I haven't used Service Capture before. Perhaps using one of those or a utility like that you might be able to see what is and is not coming across the wire. Hope that helps! Michael Shibli Zaman wrote: I’ve followed every single tutorial on consuming Web Services in Flex and not a single one works with anything other than simple demo web services available on the net. I’ve followed all the different methods documented and followed each and every step in detail. Now, I’m at the point that I am appealing for someone to take a look at my WSDL file and tell me what I am doing wrong. If you’re interested in helping me out please let me know. Thanks. --Shibli Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM ~- -- 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 * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo
I don't it should be that difficult to built database connectivity like zinc uses. That way it can communicate with stand alone dbs like ms access, etc... Thanks, Rob -Original Message- From: Troy Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: 3/9/07 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo I think that if Adobe really wants to bill Apollo as taking the best-of web technology and putting it on the desktop, then they need to seriously consider including a DB that speaks SQL. Personally, I think it would be *fantastic* if Apollo was essentially an embedded webserver, i.e. stripped down Apache (or similar) where I could choose to generate documents using PHP and have a DB backend like MySQL. Basically Zinc + Flex + WAMP, all in one executable. Now *that* would be cool... Troy. On 09 Mar 2007 08:57:58 -0800, Matt Chotin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apollo has filesystem access, you can store whatever you want. But a DB is under consideration, no guarantees but it hasn't been ruled out. -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Merrill, Jason *Sent:* Friday, March 09, 2007 8:49 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo SharedObject. You mean those little tiny 128k or whatever Shared Objects like from the Flash player or do you mean Apollo will have a more robust larger Shared Object? Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team
[flexcoders] Selecting child components in TabNavigator
hi all, am a newbie to flex, I tried the nested tab navigator with custom canvas components in it. But i faced to show the componenets upon a button click event happened in another componenet. the tabnavigator.selectChildIndex is not working with this since its a user defined componenet. Please help me out... Thanks in advance
RE: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo
I don't it should be that difficult to built database connectivity like zinc uses. That way it can communicate with stand alone dbs like ms access, etc... But then you have to deal with setting up installing that database on the user end. If it was built in to Apollo, it would be much easier. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=12286167/grpspId=1705007207/ msgId=67417/stime=1173535274/nc1=4438988/nc2=3848643/nc3=3
Re: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo
i agree. it should be built in. at some point the Apollo team realized they needed to include built in support for HTML container and support css, etc. and not rely on outside technology being there. thats its strong point in that if it is built in we don't have to worry about installing something else for the client. On 3/10/07, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't it should be that difficult to built database connectivity like zinc uses. That way it can communicate with stand alone dbs like ms access, etc... But then you have to deal with setting up installing that database on the user end. If it was built in to Apollo, it would be much easier. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team
[flexcoders] Changing currentState based on a url
Hi guys,
I'm WOAH new to flex. My company is seriously starting to look at it
now. So I have the mind numbing task to work out a few things.
What I'm trying to do is change the currentState based on a URL that I
passthrough using flashvars i.e.
cfoutputflashvars,'RequestType=
#url.RequestType#historyUrl=history.htm%3Flconid=' + lc_id +
'',/cfoutput
Now that works a treat..passing the variables works fine. Where I come
stuck is how to get the currentState to show one thing when the url
comes through or another thing with a different url parameter.
i.e.
private function initApp():void
{
var RequestType:String =
Application.application.parameters.RequestType;
Alert.show(RequestType);
if (RequestType == '1')
{
Alert.show('1');
changemystate();
}
else
{
Alert.show('2');
currentState='showdifferent';
}
}
Am I doing this right...or can someone point me in the right direction
to learn about what I'm trying to do.
I'm a coldfusion programmer...so all this object orientated stuff is
Wierd dood!.
Jeremy
RE: [flexcoders] Flex Data Services Question, Java backend
You could use Flex's JMS messaging capabilities. Check out the messaging-config.xml and check out the mx:Consumer component. I still haven't used the Data Management services with Data Services, but if the new data is coming from a source other than your Flex app, I think using the Flex messaging may be the way. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bruce1976 Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 4:48 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Flex Data Services Question, Java backend Hi, I want my Flex clients to be notified when new data is available. The data is read-only, so the Flex clients won't be updating it, they just need to display it. When the data is ready to be viewed, I have a Java backend that can send an HTTP post to any endpoint, but I'm having trouble determining which FDS component I should use. Of course, the Flex client can't receive the POST, and I don't mind putting a mini-HTTP server on the same tier as the FDS, but I'm not sure how to notify the clients. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Bruce
RE: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo
Please don't for this feature, we already know enough of the use-cases. Matt From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dorkie dork from dorktown Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 1:39 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo btw, the way this thing works is by feature request (voting system). at least at the company i work for. so if you aren't asking for it ask for it now. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform On 3/9/07, dorkie dork from dorktown [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a must have IMO. I thought it was already going to be built in. Lets say you have a client that says we don't have database support but you can use files, XML or shared objects. How would that limit your application? If you needed a database you would have to go online to get it defeating the purpose of Apollo's goal of desktop development. There are already apps in development that would use a database: - Java Docs Generator (in dev) - documents your code, stores and updates java docs in db - Project management software (in dev) - keeps track of tasks, projects - Photo management software - accesses the filesystem like Adobe Bridge, search and sort - Music software (already created by an Adobe engineer) - keep track and sort mp3's (itunes, windows media player, winamp, etc use their own built in db) - DVD collection - keeps track of all your dvds or cds - CD demos - pass out demos on cd of your application may need db access Really, think of all the applications on your computer that use a database. Apollo is a desktop application builder. Someone may say you say you can use xml but when you add anymore than a few collections of data, you start to rebuilt a database and try and make xml do what a database is supposed to. It is a sloppy hack. Here's another thing. You come out with Apollo and it doesn't have DB support. You get Apollo adopted after a year at 50% penetration but the big huge apps in development out there need db support. So these can't come out yet. They end up waiting until Apollo 2 is here but also has more then 50% adoption rate. Now its 2 years later. People are frustrated. You could do that or you could push back your release date a month or two now. I would rather wait. I don't care which database you choose as long as there is some kind of database in this release. my 2 cents, dorkie rioting in the streets dork from dorktown On 3/9/07, Eric Guesdon [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I mean nothing, i just asked every one if something like SharedObject (of course more robust and larger) should answer to the database subject. What do you think about that… from my point of view a system like sharedobject should be enough I don't know if you downloaded New York Times application (unfortunately based on wpf) but they synchronized all their news each time you start the application. Of course it represents a large quantity of data but I'm not sure they use a local database for that Let me know Regards Eric De : flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com ] De la part de Merrill, Jason Envoy� : vendredi 9 mars 2007 17:54 � : flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Objet : RE: [flexcoders] Re: DB access in Apollo SharedObject. You mean those little tiny 128k or whatever Shared Objects like from the Flash player or do you mean Apollo will have a more robust larger Shared Object? Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team
[flexcoders] Re: Flex Data Services Question, Java backend (HTTPAdapter?)
Thanks, I'll do look it up. Ideally, I would like to do one of the following: 1) Use Flex Messaging Service, and have my Java backend act as a producer (but I don't want to setup a JMS topic). or 2) Use a HTTPAdapter (for lack of a better term) that will allow remote producer of data to send a HTTP POST that will be delivered to all the clients. Thanks, Bruce --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Dimitrios Gianninas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Within FDS there is a Java class called flex.data.DataServiceTransaction which will allow u from Java to update your Flex clients. I haven't used it yet, but plan too, within the FDS examples it is used, so look it up. Dimitrios Gianninas Optimal Payments Inc. -Original Message- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com on behalf of bruce1976 Sent: Fri 3/9/2007 5:47 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Flex Data Services Question, Java backend Hi, I want my Flex clients to be notified when new data is available. The data is read-only, so the Flex clients won't be updating it, they just need to display it. When the data is ready to be viewed, I have a Java backend that can send an HTTP post to any endpoint, but I'm having trouble determining which FDS component I should use. Of course, the Flex client can't receive the POST, and I don't mind putting a mini-HTTP server on the same tier as the FDS, but I'm not sure how to notify the clients. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Bruce -- WARNING --- This electronic message and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized retransmission of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if you have received it in error, you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it and all attachments from your system. The reading, distribution, copying or other use of this message or its attachments by unintended recipients is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. AVIS IMPORTANT -- Ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes peuvent contenir des renseignements confidentiels, exclusifs ou légalement privilégiés destinés au seul usage du destinataire visé. L'expéditeur original ne renonce à aucun privilège ou à aucun autre droit si le présent message a été transmis involontairement ou s'il est retransmis sans son autorisation. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé du présent message ou si vous l'avez reçu par erreur, veuillez cesser immédiatement de le lire et le supprimer, ainsi que toutes ses pièces jointes, de votre système. La lecture, la distribution, la copie ou tout autre usage du présent message ou de ses pièces jointes par des personnes autres que le destinataire visé ne sont pas autorisés et pourraient être illégaux. Si vous avez reçu ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur.
RE: [flexcoders] Changing currentState based on a url
Eventually, you'll probably want a more full-featured URL handling
mechanism. A third-party has a pretty good one here:
http://joeberkovitz.com/blog/urlkit
-Alex
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of flexjeremy
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 6:01 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Changing currentState based on a url
Hi guys,
I'm WOAH new to flex. My company is seriously starting to look at it
now. So I have the mind numbing task to work out a few things.
What I'm trying to do is change the currentState based on a URL that I
passthrough using flashvars i.e.
cfoutputflashvars,'RequestType=
#url.RequestType#historyUrl=history.htm%3Flconid=' + lc_id +
'',/cfoutput
Now that works a treat..passing the variables works fine. Where I come
stuck is how to get the currentState to show one thing when the url
comes through or another thing with a different url parameter.
i.e.
private function initApp():void
{
var RequestType:String =
Application.application.parameters.RequestType;
Alert.show(RequestType);
if (RequestType == '1')
{
Alert.show('1');
changemystate();
}
else
{
Alert.show('2');
currentState='showdifferent';
}
}
Am I doing this right...or can someone point me in the right direction
to learn about what I'm trying to do.
I'm a coldfusion programmer...so all this object orientated stuff is
Wierd dood!.
Jeremy
RE: [flexcoders] Re: newbie dataGrid question .
I can't think of anything better, but I'll guess that by the time you
hit production you'll want to define the columns yourself so the headers
for price aren't in lower case, and you guarantee a particular order for
the columns.. You'll need to think about how you'll figure that out.
Maybe the column data can be defined on the server and just shipped over
and converted. Then you'll end up with different logic.
-Alex
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of iilsley
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 10:31 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: newbie dataGrid question .
This is what I currently have .. is there a better way ??
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;
layout=absolute creationComplete=init();
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
[Bindable]
public var dp:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection(
[{type: 'Pen', price: '10' , label: Stock Name }
,{type: 'Sock' , price: '20' , label: Stock Name }
! ; ]);
private function redraw():void
{
for ( var a:String in myGrid.columns )
{
if (myGrid.columns[a].dataField == type)
{
myGrid.columns[a].headerText =
dp.source[0][label];
continue;
nb! sp; }
nb! sp; nbs p; if (myGrid.columns[a].dataField == label)
{
myGrid.columns[a].visible = false;
}
}
}
]]
/mx:Script
mx:DataGrid creationComplete=redraw() id=myGrid
dataProvider={dp}/
/mx:Application
RE: [flexcoders] mx:Script error ?
Try a new project, or build one of the samples. You may need to
re-install.
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Behalf Of Groups Mail
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 5:51 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] mx:Script error ?
when i don't use mx:Script /mx:Script flex2 compile my project last
design but when i use script tag give an error to me so don't compile
last design..
2007/3/9, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :
What happens in a new, empty application, with just the script tags? If
that doesn't work, re-install. If it does, then paste in code from the
broken app till it breaks. There is the problem.
Tracy
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yahoogroups.com http://yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Groups Mail
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:03 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com http://ups.com/
Subject: [flexcoders] mx:Script error ?
hi i have got a strange error from the flex developer plugin for
eclipse. Below the error code;
Could not resolve mx:Script to a component implementation.
and my code is
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application
xmlns:mx= http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
layout=
absolute
creationComplete=startService()
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import samples.flexstore.Cd http://samples.flexstore.cd/ ;
import mx.collections.IViewCursor ;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection ;
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent ;
private var catalog:ArrayCollection;
private function startService(): void
{
cdSrv.send();
}
private function handleGETResult(event:ResultEvent): void
{
var cds:ArrayCollection = event.result.catalog.cd
http://event.result.catalog.cd/ ;
var temp:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection();
var cursor:IViewCursor = cds.createCursor ();
while(!cursor.afterLast)
{
var cd:Cd = new Cd();
cd.fill(cursor.current);
temp.addItem(cd);
cursor.moveNext();
}
catalog = temp;
}
]]
/mx:Script
mx:HTTPService id= cdSrv url= data/catalog.xml
result=handleGETResult(event)/
mx:Panel x= 82 y=60 width= 368 height=200 layout= absolute
title= Cd Album List horizontalGap=0 id= panel1
mx:List dataProvider= {catalog} labelField= title x=174 y= 0
width= 50% height=100% id= list1 /mx:List
/mx:Panel
/mx:Application
[flexcoders] Regexp wont work cause of the b labels
Hi all i'm looking for a regular expression for mi app
im using CDATA inside my XML so when i try to make a filter search it
wont work cause of the B or i before the text
lets say in my xml i have something like this:
name![CDATA[bAcademia./b]]/name
it dont work if i type academia but
if i put bAcademia it works
this is what im using to make the filter search
private function filter(item:Object):Boolean
{
return item.name.match(new RegExp(^ + inputText.text,i\*));
}
Thanks
[flexcoders] Re: Need help in dynamically updating datagrid
Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So the selected item in the combobox contains the key/filter value for
the php query?
Thats true Tracy.
In the change event of the combo, invoke send() on the HTTPService,
passing in the key(s). In a result handler function, assign the
returned data to the dataProvider of the DataGrid and chart..
I have tried it, without luck. When I do that, my combobox end up
turning empty. I would post my code below.
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;
layout=absolute
mx:HTTPService id=quarterRequest
url=http://x.x.x.x/flex/constants.php; useProxy=false method=GET
/mx:HTTPService
mx:HTTPService id=quarterzRequest
url=http://x.x.x.x/flex/constants-1.php; useProxy=false
method=POST
mx:request xmlns=
selectedqtr
{Selectedqrtr.text}
/selectedqtr
/mx:request
/mx:HTTPService
mx:Script
![CDATA[
private function send_data():void {
quarterzRequest.send();
}
]]
/mx:Script
mx:ComboBox id=quarterz prompt=Select quarter
dataProvider={quarterRequest.lastResult.auditinfo.quarters.quarter}
labelField=quarter x=878 y=19 width=116
creationComplete=quarterRequest.send()
change=send_data()/mx:ComboBox
mx:DataGrid x=19.5 y=67 id=FPFirstdg width=705
height=149
dataProvider={quarterzRequest.lastResult.selectedauditinfo.microsoft}
mx:columns
mx:DataGridColumn headerText=Quarter
dataField=currentqtr/
mx:DataGridColumn headerText=OS dataField=os/
mx:DataGridColumn headerText=Servers
dataField=msnrows/
mx:DataGridColumn headerText=High dataField=msnhigh/
mx:DataGridColumn headerText=Medium dataField=msnmed/
mx:DataGridColumn headerText=Low dataField=msnlow/
/mx:columns
/mx:DataGrid
mx:Label id=Selectedqrtr text={quarterz.selectedItem}
visible=false /mx:Label
/mx:Application
PHP code for the cosntants-1.php is as follows:
?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost','user','password') or die ('Could not
connect: ' . mysql_error());
$connected = mysql_select_db('xyz') or die( 'Unable to select
database');
$return =selectedauditinfo;
$return .=microsoft;
$return .=currentqtr.$_POST['selectedqtr']./currentqtr;
$return .=os Microsoft /os;
$query = 'SELECT DISTINCT host FROM quarters WHERE
quarter='.$_POST['selectedqtr'].' and os=msft';
$msnresult = mysql_query($query) or die ('Query failed: ' .
mysql_error());
$msnum_rows_SRVRS = mysql_num_rows($msnresult);
$return .=msnrows.$msnum_rows_SRVRS./msnrows;
$query = 'SELECT DISTINCT host FROM results WHERE r=3 and
quarter='.$_POST['selectedqtr'].' and os=msft and falsepos=N';
$msnresult = mysql_query($query) or die ('Query failed: ' .
mysql_error());
$msnum_rows_sHIGH = mysql_num_rows($msnresult);
$return .=msnhigh.$msnum_rows_sHIGH./msnhigh;
$query = 'SELECT DISTINCT host FROM results WHERE r=2 and
quarter='.$_POST['selectedqtr'].' and os=msft and falsepos=N';
$msnresult = mysql_query($query) or die ('Query failed: ' .
mysql_error());
$msnum_rows_sMED = mysql_num_rows($msnresult);
$return .=msnmed.$msnum_rows_sMED./msnmed;
$query = 'SELECT DISTINCT host FROM results WHERE r=1 and
quarter='.$_POST['selectedqtr'].' and os=msft and falsepos=N';
$msnresult = mysql_query($query) or die ('Query failed: ' .
mysql_error());
$msnum_rows_sLOW = mysql_num_rows($msnresult);
$return .=msnlow.$msnum_rows_sLOW./msnlow;
$return .=/microsoft/selectedauditinfo;
}
print($return)
?
As I am quite a novice to Flex, I am sure I must have made some kind of
newbie mistake. Frustrating part is , though it looks quite simple, I
was unable to locate my mistakes.
I appreciate you taking time out for helping me.
Thanks
Re: [flexcoders] Web Services: Nearing Wit's End
Give me your url and the calls your trying to make. I'll see if i can set up a sample for you! Oh yeah, service capture is indeed awesome. 30 day trial will be enough to convince you to pay the $30. It's been worth closer to $1-2K in savings of lost time debugging server transfers, for me! Best part it picks up Remoting connections and is only one I know of. However, the Xray Connector is probably a viable free alternative. You'll need to search for the AS3 XRayLog code, as I don't know where I got it. Interface: http://osflash.org/xray?s=xray http://www.rockonflash.com/xray/flex/Xray.html -Scott On 10 Mar 2007 01:12:57 -0800, Shibli Zaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've followed every single tutorial on consuming Web Services in Flex and not a single one works with anything other than simple demo web services available on the net. I've followed all the different methods documented and followed each and every step in detail. Now, I'm at the point that I am appealing for someone to take a look at my WSDL file and tell me what I am doing wrong. If you're interested in helping me out please let me know. Thanks. --Shibli -- : : ) Scott
[flexcoders] Flex CacheKeyUtils error on JBoss Portal
I am trying to deploy a Flex app on JBoss portal using the Flex tag
library
JBoss Portal 2.6.0 Developer Release 1
JBoss AS 4.0.5 GA
Flex 2.0.1
jsp:
%@ taglib uri=FlexTagLib prefix=mm %
mm:mxml source=/login.mxml/
Portlet code:
package com.jboss.portlet.login;
import javax.portlet.GenericPortlet;
import javax.portlet.PortletException;
import javax.portlet.PortletRequestDispatcher;
import javax.portlet.RenderRequest;
import javax.portlet.RenderResponse;
import javax.portlet.UnavailableException;
import java.io.IOException;
public class LoginPortlet extends GenericPortlet {
public void doView (RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response)
throws PortletException, IOException, UnavailableException {
response.setContentType(text/html);
PortletRequestDispatcher rd = getPortletContext().getRequestDispatcher
(/login/login.jsp);
rd.include(request,response);
}
}
I get the following error:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at flex.server.j2ee.cache.CacheKeyUtils.generateSwfCacheKey
(CacheKeyUtils.java:54)
at flex.server.j2ee.RequestContext.setupMxmlRequest
(RequestContext.java:102)
at flex.server.j2ee.RequestContext.init(RequestContext.java:62)
at flex2.server.j2ee.CompileAgent.setupMxmlContextKeys
(CompileAgent.java:16)
at flex2.server.j2ee.CompileAgentServlet.setupMxmlContextKeys
(CompileAgentServlet.java:30)
at flex2.server.j2ee.MxmlServlet.doGet(MxmlServlet.java:107)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697)
I have tried the simplest code possible, but as soon as I add the
mm:mxml/ tag, the error occurs:
%@ taglib uri=FlexTagLib prefix=mm %
mm:mxml/
[flexcoders] Re: Need help in dynamically updating datagrid
Hey thanks for the replies. I found out that the problem is with the type of request being made. Somehow same code is working with GET requests but not POST. Is it a known bug?? Cheers
[flexcoders] n00b question on dynamic generation of UI components
Just wondering, is it possible to completely programmatically generate all interface elements at runtime in Flex (i.e. do you HAVE to have any compile time MXML or can you dynamically generate your entire UI on the fly using AS if you so wish). Simple example, want to generate forms for CRUD. I could code gen a set of MXML files or I could (hopefully) write dynamic AS that'd take a field list and create the appropriate components at runtime. Ignoring performance issues for now, are there any limitations/gotchas in completely dynamically generated UIs based on AS? Also, can you dynamically add/edit/delete view states just using AS? Any hints/tips much appreciated. Best Wishes, Peter
[flexcoders] Line or Edge Renderer
Has anyone built or seen an implementation of a line (renderer) which responds to click events, dragging, tooltips etc? We are building graph (nodes and edges not pie charts) display application and need a way of accessing the edges/lines and underlying data. I have checked SpringGraph (http://mark- shepherd.com/blog/springgraph-flex-component/) and it has some elements of edge rendering but doesn't implement them completely. Any advice on how to implement - thinking of extending UIComponent in some way? Overriding updateDisplay and adding some kind of custom event handlers? Also how to end lines as arrows (probably a small matter once the class is working). Any help appreciated. Regards, Keith
Re: [flexcoders] Passing complex objects (e. g. collection of name-value pairs) to server via either URLLoader or HTTPService using POST method
Can AMFPHP convert Flex ArrayCollection of Objects to PHP Array of PHP Objects?.. On 09 Mar 2007 16:04:39 -0800, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SOAP webservices can do that. You don't have to convert to XML first, you can send your complex Actionscript object directly to the WDSL method and it transfers via SOAP (XML) protocol. You can receive in the same way. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team .
[flexcoders] Re: Selecting child components in TabNavigator
do you have any code to show. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Vyshakh Venugopal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi all, am a newbie to flex, I tried the nested tab navigator with custom canvas components in it. But i faced to show the componenets upon a button click event happened in another componenet. the tabnavigator.selectChildIndex is not working with this since its a user defined componenet. Please help me out... Thanks in advance
RE: [flexcoders] n00b question on dynamic generation of UI components
Your application file itself should be MXML. In other words, you should have at least an mx:Application tag, or you'll run into various problems. But every other component instance can easily be programmatically created using 'new'. I'm not very knowledgeable about states, but I'm pretty sure that you can programmatically generate them also. - Gordon From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of systemsforge Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 11:37 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] n00b question on dynamic generation of UI components Just wondering, is it possible to completely programmatically generate all interface elements at runtime in Flex (i.e. do you HAVE to have any compile time MXML or can you dynamically generate your entire UI on the fly using AS if you so wish). Simple example, want to generate forms for CRUD. I could code gen a set of MXML files or I could (hopefully) write dynamic AS that'd take a field list and create the appropriate components at runtime. Ignoring performance issues for now, are there any limitations/gotchas in completely dynamically generated UIs based on AS? Also, can you dynamically add/edit/delete view states just using AS? Any hints/tips much appreciated. Best Wishes, Peter
Re: [flexcoders] n00b question on dynamic generation of UI components
systemsforge wrote: Just wondering, is it possible to completely programmatically generate all interface elements at runtime in Flex (i.e. do you HAVE to have any compile time MXML or can you dynamically generate your entire UI on the fly using AS if you so wish). You sure can, matter of fact -- as I understand it -- mxml files are all converted to AS before compilation, so you don't compile mxml ever anyways. So logically, anything you can do in mxml, you can do in AS. You can have a look at the generated AS if you use the compiler option -keep-generated-actionscript hth Ben
[flexcoders] Displaying single bar/column (Type: 100%)
You certainly know the charting components BarSeries or ColumnSeries They are great, if you need exactly this kind of view. But I am currently in a bit of a problem, because I need a column-/bar component which only is able to show ONE bar or column for a series of data. You probably say: 'Easy thing!' - just use bar-/columnseries with type set to 100% and you will get only one bar with all data... but in fact, you also get the cartesian chart around it, which annoys me. I just want to have one simple Bar/Column which is able to show me different values (Type 100%) without anything. I tried already to use the IBar Interface, but no luck. Someone told me I have to have a look in the samples.zip of FDS (1.0)? for an example 'Sector' but have not found it Any help or hint is really appreciated...
[flexcoders] Undo/Redo system design
Hello I develop some complex interface with XML object based data model. The model is similar to Cairngorm's ModelLocator. It allows me to implement undo/redo system, holding in separate XML object changes in main data model reflecting users gestures. However, as far as I know, common undo/redo systems register not data model changes, but user commands. This approach is less useful in my case, since some user commands request a lot of information from the server, so repeating them would be highly undesirable. I will really appreciate professional opinion regarding the problem and links to related topics. Beforehand grateful Leon
[flexcoders] Cairngorm app with HTTPService
I'm having a hard time learning Cairngorm, but I'm determined to
figure it out!! My current problem is with my HTTPService. In my
Delegate, I'm calling the service like this:
public class ContactListDelegate
{
private var responder : IResponder;
private var service : Object;
public function ContactListDelegate(responder:IResponder)
{
this.service =
ServiceLocator.getInstance().getHTTPService(ListContactsHS) as
HTTPService;
this.responder = responder
}
public function list():void
{
var token : AsyncToken = service.list();
token.resultHandler = responder.result;
token.faultHandler = responder.fault;
}
public function listResult():void
{
responder.result(responder);
}
}
and then in my services.mxml i have this:
mx:HTTPService id=ListContactsHS
url=http://localhost:3004/webservice/list;
useProxy=false
method=GET
makeObjectsBindable=false
result=event.token.resultHandler(event)
fault=event.token.resultHandler(event) /
(the service is written in Rails and on the local machine)
When I call the event to get the data from service though, I get this
error:
Error: C0008E: HTTPService not found for ListContactsHS
at com.adobe.cairngorm.business::HTTPServices/getService()
at com.adobe.cairngorm.business::ServiceLocator/getHTTPService()
at com.adamhegedus.contactmanager.business::ContactListDelegate$iinit()
at
com.adamhegedus.contactmanager.command::GetContactListCommand/execute()
at
com.adobe.cairngorm.control::FrontController/com.adobe.cairngorm.control:FrontController::executeCommand()
at
flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at com.adobe.cairngorm.control::CairngormEventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at
com.adamhegedus.contactmanager.view.screens::ContactManager/initFunc()
at
com.adamhegedus.contactmanager.view.screens::ContactManager/___VBox1_creationComplete()
at
flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::UIComponent/set initialized()
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/::doPhasedInstantiation()
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at mx.core::UIComponent/::callLaterDispatcher2()
at mx.core::UIComponent/::callLaterDispatcher()
I looked through a bunch of samples, but I can't get passed this
one... Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Adam
[flexcoders] Re: Regexp wont work cause of the b labels
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, tonyx_788 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all i'm looking for a regular expression for mi app
im using CDATA inside my XML so when i try to make a filter search it
wont work cause of the B or i before the text
lets say in my xml i have something like this:
name![CDATA[bAcademia./b]]/name
it dont work if i type academia but
if i put bAcademia it works
this is what im using to make the filter search
private function filter(item:Object):Boolean
{
return item.name.match(new RegExp(^ + inputText.text,i\*));
}
^ searches from the beginning of the string, so of course it will
not find it since b is the beginning of your string.
Thanks
[flexcoders] popup menu icons duplicated
i've got a popup button that loads a menu w/some icons labels via
this function upon creation complete for that button:
private function initMeasurementMenu():void {
var measurementMenu:Menu = new Menu();
var dp:Object = [{label: measure angle, icon:measureAngleIcon},
{label: measure distance, icon:measureDistanceIcon}, {label:
measure area, icon:calcAreaIcon}, {label: erase measurement,
icon:eraseRedlineIcon}];
measurementMenu.dataProvider = dp;
measurementMenu.selectedIndex = 0;
measurementMenu.addEventListener(itemClick,
measurementItemClickHandler);
measurementPopUp.popUp = measurementMenu;
}
which works fine. my problem is that once a user clicks an item from
the menu the menu is re-opened to use another item from the menu,
the previously selected icons are doubled offset (screen capture
here: http://www.sustainablegis.com/projects/flex/popupmenu.htm).
any ideas?
thanks.
[flexcoders] Chrome behind content?
I'm extending Canvas. His base class, Container, decrees on line 4608 that all children are behind chrome. I want the opposite. I want my chrome BEHIND the content; I want the content IN FRONT of my chrome. However, since Container does all kinds of crazy over-writting of DisplayObject methods and tucks them away in mx_internal and various other private final prefix's, I have no clue how to easily make my chrome inside of rawChildren go backwards. Obviously, setChildIndex doesn't work at this point because the base class owns those methods as proxies now. The hack, for now, is to NOT have my chrome draw a background. If it doesn't, I can click on children just fine. That, however, sucks because I want a background. Figured 2nd hack is to just set the backgroundColor property to my chrome's background, and redraw my chrome as a mask for the background. That is worse. Suggestions?
Re: [flexcoders] popup menu icons duplicated
Yeah, I ran into this one. I'm going to bet that you're setting the
dataprovider of the popupmenubutton with Object objects (as opposed to XML
or something else). There's a bug in the component. Try setting the type
property of the Object to an empty string.
So your code might look like this:
var obj:Object = new Object();
obj.type = ;
obj.label = measure angle;
obj.icon = angleIcon;
That part that says obj.type = is the important part. Yeah, you shouldn't
have to do this, it's a problem with the MenuItemRenderer class. If you want
to dig in, take a look at the commitProperties of
mx.controls.menuClasses.MenuItemRenderer. I suppose this should get reported
as a bug, but it's saturday night for christ sake, time to go drinking.
Doug
On 3/10/07, Paul Hastings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i've got a popup button that loads a menu w/some icons labels via
this function upon creation complete for that button:
private function initMeasurementMenu():void {
var measurementMenu:Menu = new Menu();
var dp:Object = [{label: measure angle, icon:measureAngleIcon},
{label: measure distance, icon:measureDistanceIcon}, {label:
measure area, icon:calcAreaIcon}, {label: erase measurement,
icon:eraseRedlineIcon}];
measurementMenu.dataProvider = dp;
measurementMenu.selectedIndex = 0;
measurementMenu.addEventListener(itemClick,
measurementItemClickHandler);
measurementPopUp.popUp = measurementMenu;
}
which works fine. my problem is that once a user clicks an item from
the menu the menu is re-opened to use another item from the menu,
the previously selected icons are doubled offset (screen capture
here: http://www.sustainablegis.com/projects/flex/popupmenu.htm).
any ideas?
thanks.
