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Using Flash with ASP.NET

Using Flash with ASP.NET. Wayne Smith, Principal Consultant The Multimedia Mix. Macromedia Flash & ASP.NET. Why? Basic Data Binding in Flash Pro MX2004 Getting data from ASP.NET into Flash Loadvars Data components Flash Remoting Utilising .SWF within Visual Studio

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Using Flash with ASP.NET

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  1. Using Flash with ASP.NET Wayne Smith, Principal Consultant The Multimedia Mix

  2. Macromedia Flash & ASP.NET • Why? • Basic Data Binding in Flash Pro MX2004 • Getting data from ASP.NET into Flash • Loadvars • Data components • Flash Remoting • Utilising .SWF within Visual Studio • Utilising .SWF within .EXE

  3. Why? • If you’re a Flash user? • See previous presentations! • If you’re a [potential] Visual Studio user? • Cross platform • Cross device • Everyone has it • Small player • Smart client • Etc. etc. etc

  4. Databinding in Flash • Either visual or in code • Visual is easy, but inflexible • Code needs learning • A simple example

  5. Getting data into Flash • GetVars • Flash Data Components • Flash Remoting

  6. Getting data into Flash • GetVars - Bad • Flash Data Components - Good • Flash Remoting - Better

  7. GetVars • Old, old, old • Showing just for completeness • Legacy Flash will use this • Can still be used with .NET • Don’t start with this! • (Hint – it can still be useful )

  8. Data Components • 1st step for visual designers

  9. Data Wizards • Data Connection Wizard • DataGrid Column Editor • The easiest possible solution • Very rigid rules for use

  10. Flash Remoting • Requires .NET SDK (even with VS installed!) • 3rd party solutions available (FlashOrb) • Visual data components are available (but…) • You need to code • Plenty of source is available • Example(s) • Gotcha

  11. Flash Remoting Summary • Fast due to AMF (Flash’s native language) • More access to ASP.NET • ASP.NET adapter • ADO.NET data binding adapter • Web services adapter • Auto proxy generation (don’t forget the gotcha) • Assembly (*.dll) • More flexibility with incoming data • Recordsets especially • The learning curve is well worth it

  12. Getting Flash into Visual Studio • How to integrate with rest of project • Right-click on the Toolbox, choose "Add/Remove items..." • Select the "COM Components" tab • Scroll down to "Shockwave Flash Object" and make sure it's ticked • Click OK

  13. Flash within executables • Flash is a very flexible graphical tool • 3rd party components add more goodies • Communication is easy • (Psst… loadvars helps a lot!) • Stock History example

  14. Thanks! Plus a Few Final Links • .NET XML Web Services Repertory • http://www.flash-db.com/ • http://www.flashkit.com/ • http://www.moock.org/ • http://www.markme.com/mxna/index.cfm

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