I don't use SOAP directly from Flex - I use AMF calls to PHP and PHP to call
the Web Service.
I can detect an AMF call at the server from the Content-Type header
(application/x-amf).
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "jamesfin" <james.alan.finni...@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any knowledge of how to detect whether or not a simple REST
> call to a server (java/php/etc.) is from the Flash Player (flex app)?
>
> It would appear that "application/x-shockwave-flash" can be detected by the
> server in the HTTP_ACCEPT header as long as the type is defined in the html
> wrapper like this...
>
> <embed src="${swf}.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="${bgcolor}"
> width="${width}" height="${height}"
> name="${application}" align="middle"
> play="true"
> loop="false"
> quality="high"
> allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"
> type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
>
> pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer";>
> </embed>
>
>
>
> Outside of this methodology, is there another approach or perhaps something
> the flash player sends along with each request?
>
>
> I saw this reference as well so any additional comments are welcome.
>
> The "HTTP_X_FLASH_VERSION" HTTP field, which returns the players
> FLASH version in a server side script, only appears to be available when
> opening a .swf in Internet Explorer.
>
> Nothing is returned for HTTP_X_FLASH_VERSION
> when opening the same .swf in Google Chrome
> or Firefox 3+.
>
