[flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Dimitrios Gianninas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up a little I determined that LifeCycle Data ES is what I would need to effect this. LifeCycle Data ES is what allows me to get data from the server and save data etc. However I really don't need that level of integration. All I need is the ability to compile my .mxml file on the server so that it is rendered as a .swf file on the client. LifeCycle Data ES seems like overkill for just this. How can I achieve above. Secondly, I need to pass in a file name to my .mxml file dynamically. Traditionally, since the mxml file is executing on the client, I would expect a HTTPService call to get the file name. However, if my .mxml file is dynamically compiled on the server into an .swf (like a .jsp into a servlet), then I can really place the file name dynamically in the source code of the mxml file. How can I do so specifically? So there are two questions: 1. How can I compile .mxml files into .swfs on a J2EE server without using LifeCycle Data ES. 2. How can I specify a filename dynamically in a .mxml file so that it compiles int a .swf with the right filename (and executes on the client as usual) Thanks in advance, Pankaj -- 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] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. The accepted way is to do this, yes. Use Ant to build your jars, swfs, etc ball them up and deploy away. Alternatively, you can use LCDS to 'compile on the fly' like a jsp, php, or cfm does. Flex 1.5 and earlier worked this way. It is *horribly* slow on first request though. Its called web-tier-compiler IIRC. Heck of a lot of cash to outlay just for this when you can compile in your standard build process. DK I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Dimitrios Gianninas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up a little I determined that LifeCycle Data ES is what I would need to effect this. LifeCycle Data ES is what allows me to get data from the server and save data etc. However I really don't need that level of integration. All I need is the ability to compile my .mxml file on the server so that it is rendered as a .swf file on the client. LifeCycle Data ES seems like overkill for just this. How can I achieve above. Secondly, I need to pass in a file name to my .mxml file dynamically. Traditionally, since the mxml file is executing on the client, I would expect a HTTPService call to get the file name. However, if my .mxml file is dynamically compiled on the server into an .swf (like a .jsp into a servlet), then I can really place the file name dynamically in the source code of the mxml file. How can I do so specifically? So there are two questions: 1. How can I compile .mxml files into .swfs on a J2EE server without using LifeCycle Data ES. 2. How can I specify a filename dynamically in a .mxml file so that it compiles int a .swf with the right filename (and executes on the client as usual) Thanks in advance, Pankaj -- 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
RE: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
I also seem to recall an Apache thing, hold on, ... yes, http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS See if that is what you are looking for. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Knudsen Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:pankajtandon%40gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. The accepted way is to do this, yes. Use Ant to build your jars, swfs, etc ball them up and deploy away. Alternatively, you can use LCDS to 'compile on the fly' like a jsp, php, or cfm does. Flex 1.5 and earlier worked this way. It is *horribly* slow on first request though. Its called web-tier-compiler IIRC. Heck of a lot of cash to outlay just for this when you can compile in your standard build process. DK I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Dimitrios Gianninas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up a little I determined that LifeCycle Data ES is what I would need to effect this. LifeCycle Data ES is what allows me to get data from the server and save data etc. However I really don't need that level of integration. All I need is the ability to compile my .mxml file on the server so that it is rendered as a .swf file on the client. LifeCycle Data ES seems like overkill for just this. How can I achieve above. Secondly, I need to pass in a file name to my .mxml file dynamically. Traditionally, since the mxml file is executing on the client, I would expect a HTTPService call to get the file name. However, if my .mxml file is dynamically compiled on the server into an .swf (like a .jsp into a servlet), then I can really place the file name dynamically in the source code of the mxml file. How can I do so specifically? So there are two questions: 1. How can I compile .mxml files into .swfs on a J2EE server without using LifeCycle Data ES. 2. How can I specify a filename dynamically in a .mxml file so that it compiles int a .swf with the right filename (and executes on the client as usual) Thanks in advance, Pankaj -- 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
Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
Actually those are available from the opensource.adobe.com downloads page for Flex 3 (or maybe it's the main download page). Matt On 7/9/08 1:46 PM, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also seem to recall an Apache thing, hold on, ... yes, http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS See if that is what you are looking for. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Knudsen Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:pankajtandon%40gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. The accepted way is to do this, yes. Use Ant to build your jars, swfs, etc ball them up and deploy away. Alternatively, you can use LCDS to 'compile on the fly' like a jsp, php, or cfm does. Flex 1.5 and earlier worked this way. It is *horribly* slow on first request though. Its called web-tier-compiler IIRC. Heck of a lot of cash to outlay just for this when you can compile in your standard build process. DK I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Dimitrios Gianninas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up a little I determined that LifeCycle Data ES is what I would need to effect this. LifeCycle Data ES is what allows me to get data from the server and save data etc. However I really don't need that level of integration. All I need is the ability to compile my .mxml file on the server so that it is rendered as a .swf file on the client. LifeCycle Data ES seems like overkill for just this. How can I achieve above. Secondly, I need to pass in a file name to my .mxml file dynamically. Traditionally, since the mxml file is executing on the client, I would expect a HTTPService call to get the file name. However, if my .mxml file is dynamically compiled on the server into an .swf (like a .jsp into a servlet), then I can really place the file name dynamically in the source code of the mxml file. How can I do so specifically? So there are two questions: 1. How can I compile .mxml files into .swfs on a J2EE server without using LifeCycle Data ES. 2. How can I specify a filename dynamically in a .mxml file so that it compiles int a .swf with the right filename (and executes on the client as usual) Thanks in advance, Pankaj -- 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
[flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
Thanks Douglas and Tracy! That was good information. Any idea if the Apache/IIS plugin is also as slow as LCDS is supposed to be (as per Doug's posting). I clearly ignored the ant task to do this step. I do agree it may be the better way to go instead of forking out the $$ for LCDS. Any suggestions for a good maven-plugin *that works* for doing this.. that compiles .mxmls to .swfs. I'm trying to avoid the antrun plugin if possible. Thanks guys! I'm warming to this flex thing :) Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also seem to recall an Apache thing, hold on, ... yes, http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS See if that is what you are looking for. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Knudsen Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:pankajtandon%40gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. The accepted way is to do this, yes. Use Ant to build your jars, swfs, etc ball them up and deploy away. Alternatively, you can use LCDS to 'compile on the fly' like a jsp, php, or cfm does. Flex 1.5 and earlier worked this way. It is *horribly* slow on first request though. Its called web-tier-compiler IIRC. Heck of a lot of cash to outlay just for this when you can compile in your standard build process. DK I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Dimitrios Gianninas dimitrios.gianninas@ wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up a little I determined that LifeCycle Data ES is what I would need to effect this. LifeCycle Data ES is what allows me to get data from the server and save data etc. However I really don't need that level of integration. All I need is the ability to compile my .mxml file on the server so that it is rendered as a .swf file on the client. LifeCycle Data ES seems like overkill for just this. How can I achieve above. Secondly, I need to pass in a file name to my .mxml file dynamically. Traditionally, since the mxml file is executing on the client, I would expect a HTTPService call to get the file name. However, if my .mxml file is dynamically compiled on the server into an .swf (like a .jsp into a servlet), then I can really place the file name dynamically in the source code of the mxml file. How can I do so specifically? So there are two
Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
I've started using velo's mojos to build with Maven. Working great so far and he seems to be working on it quite a bit. http://code.google.com/p/flex-mojos/ On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:49 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Douglas and Tracy! That was good information. Any idea if the Apache/IIS plugin is also as slow as LCDS is supposed to be (as per Doug's posting). I clearly ignored the ant task to do this step. I do agree it may be the better way to go instead of forking out the $$ for LCDS. Any suggestions for a good maven-plugin *that works* for doing this.. that compiles .mxmls to .swfs. I'm trying to avoid the antrun plugin if possible. Thanks guys! I'm warming to this flex thing :) Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also seem to recall an Apache thing, hold on, ... yes, http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS See if that is what you are looking for. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Knudsen Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:pankajtandon%40gmail.com pankajtandon%2540gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. The accepted way is to do this, yes. Use Ant to build your jars, swfs, etc ball them up and deploy away. Alternatively, you can use LCDS to 'compile on the fly' like a jsp, php, or cfm does. Flex 1.5 and earlier worked this way. It is *horribly* slow on first request though. Its called web-tier-compiler IIRC. Heck of a lot of cash to outlay just for this when you can compile in your standard build process. DK I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com , Dimitrios Gianninas dimitrios.gianninas@ wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto: flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.commailto: flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up a little I determined that LifeCycle Data ES is what I would need to effect this. LifeCycle Data ES is what allows me to get data from the server
Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
He also has some prime bug candidates listed that could use some community patches :-) Matt On 7/9/08 1:53 PM, Daniel Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've started using velo's mojos to build with Maven. Working great so far and he seems to be working on it quite a bit. http://code.google.com/p/flex-mojos/ On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:49 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Douglas and Tracy! That was good information. Any idea if the Apache/IIS plugin is also as slow as LCDS is supposed to be (as per Doug's posting). I clearly ignored the ant task to do this step. I do agree it may be the better way to go instead of forking out the $$ for LCDS. Any suggestions for a good maven-plugin *that works* for doing this.. that compiles .mxmls to .swfs. I'm trying to avoid the antrun plugin if possible. Thanks guys! I'm warming to this flex thing :) Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also seem to recall an Apache thing, hold on, ... yes, http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Module_for_Apache_and_IIS See if that is what you are looking for. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Douglas Knudsen Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:pankajtandon%40gmail.com mailto:pankajtandon%2540gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. The accepted way is to do this, yes. Use Ant to build your jars, swfs, etc ball them up and deploy away. Alternatively, you can use LCDS to 'compile on the fly' like a jsp, php, or cfm does. Flex 1.5 and earlier worked this way. It is *horribly* slow on first request though. Its called web-tier-compiler IIRC. Heck of a lot of cash to outlay just for this when you can compile in your standard build process. DK I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com , Dimitrios Gianninas dimitrios.gianninas@ wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up
[flexcoders] Re: mxml to swf on a J2EE server
You can definitely compile mxml to swf on the LCDS server like jsps. You need something that used to be called Flex Webtier Compiler (in FDS 2.0/LCDS 2.5). I know it recently moved from the FDS/LCDS to Flex SDK and its name might be a little different that I don't remember right now. There's also something called Flex Module for Apache and IIS where you can do that sort of thing but if you're already using LCDS, Flex Webtier Compiler (or whatever the new name of it is) is your best bet. -Mete --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, pankajtandon2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the response Dimitrios. I guess I need to be more specific. I'm drawing a parallel between mxml file and a jsp file and I am trying to get the mxml file to compile *like* a jsp file. In a J2EE environment (say Tomcat), I write a jsp using custom jsp tags, ensure that the jar files that contain the TagLibs and the corresponding classes are in the class path of the server and when my server encounters a URL ending in .jsp, it knows to compile the .jsp into a servlet that then sends HTML in the response to the server. I am looking for a similar way to achieve this behavior when I write a .mxml file. Using Flex Builder as an eclipse plugin is great for unit testing where I can see the results of the swf in a browser launched from my IDE. However, how can I achieve this when I am using Tomcat. I thought LCDS was the way to achieve this. You have stated that that is not the case. In other words how can I get from a .mxml to a .swf (that my browser can display) in one step. OR.. is it necessary to do a two-step process, where I compile into a .swf and then bundle the swf with my J2EE artifact for deployment. If this is the case, then how can I supply a filename to my swf dynamically. I hope I am clear..er now :) Thanks for your responses and patience! Pankaj --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Dimitrios Gianninas dimitrios.gianninas@ wrote: Hi, 1) You don't LCDS to compile stuff, you can pre-compile your Flex application by simply using the Flex SDK. It comes with the compiler. You can read about it here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/compilers_01.html 2) I dont completly understand this question is that in your Flex app you are trying to communicate with an HTTPService and you want to pass it the URL? Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pankajtandon2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] mxml to swf on a J2EE server Hello, I'm trying to integrate a Flex app with a J2EE app. After reading up a little I determined that LifeCycle Data ES is what I would need to effect this. LifeCycle Data ES is what allows me to get data from the server and save data etc. However I really don't need that level of integration. All I need is the ability to compile my .mxml file on the server so that it is rendered as a .swf file on the client. LifeCycle Data ES seems like overkill for just this. How can I achieve above. Secondly, I need to pass in a file name to my .mxml file dynamically. Traditionally, since the mxml file is executing on the client, I would expect a HTTPService call to get the file name. However, if my .mxml file is dynamically compiled on the server into an .swf (like a .jsp into a servlet), then I can really place the file name dynamically in the source code of the mxml file. How can I do so specifically? So there are two questions: 1. How can I compile .mxml files into .swfs on a J2EE server without using LifeCycle Data ES. 2. How can I specify a filename dynamically in a .mxml file so that it compiles int a .swf with the right filename (and executes on the client as usual) Thanks in advance, Pankaj -- 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.
