Flash Remoting: The Definitive Guide
by Tom Muck With Branden Hall, Joel Martinez, Alon Salant

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This page was updated January 22, 2004.

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	[page-number]: serious technical mistake
	{page-number}: minor technical mistake
	<page-number>: important language/formatting problem
	(page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
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Confirmed errors:


(xvi)  Paragraph 6, sentence 5;
"Two tin cans with a taught string"
should be:
"Two tin cans with a taut string"


(xvii)
 -the url at the bottom of this section:
  http://www.macromedia.com/software/generator/productinfo/faq/ 
is no longer available.


(91) Table 3-4 ListBox entry
ListBox     FListbox.getSelectedItem(), FListbox.getSelectedItem(), FListbox.getSelectedIndex()...
Should be:
ListBox     FListbox.getSelectedItem(), FListbox.getSelectedItems(), FListbox.getSelectedIndex()...



(140) Line 13
trace("Event: " + infor.event);
switch info.event){
  case("sort"):
  ...


Should be:

trace("Event: " + infor.event);
switch (info.event){
  case("sort"):
  ...



(146)
Var my_conn;   // Connection object
var my service;  // Service object 

should be:
var my_conn;   // Connection object
var myService;  // Service object



(215) middle of the page
Function setCombos() {
categories_cb.pickValue (allProducts_dg.getSelectedItem().ProductID);
suppliers_cb.pickValue (allProducts_dg.getSelectedItem().SupplierID);


should be:

Function setCombos() {
categories_cb.pickValue (allProducts_dg.getSelectedItem().CategoryID);
suppliers_cb.pickValue (allProducts_dg.getSelectedItem().SupplierID);



(244)
// Set up the gateway URL and initialization function 
var myURL = "http://localhost/flashservices/gateway"; 

function init () {
NetServices.setDefaultGatewayUrl(myURL);
var my_conn = NetServices.createGatewayConnection();
// Set up the Email service
var myService = my_conn.getService("flashremoting.com.oreilly.frdg.Email");
}

init();

should be:
// Set up the gateway URL and initialization function 
var myURL = "http://localhost/flashservices/gateway"; 

function init () { 
  NetServices.setDefaultGatewayUrl(myURL); 
  var my_conn = NetServices.createGatewayConnection(); 
  // Set up the Email service 
  var myService = my_conn.getService("com.oreilly.frdg.EmailSSAS"); 
}

init();


(245)
MessageResponder.prototype.onResult = function (myResults) { 
  status_mb._visible = false; 
  grid_dg._visible = false; 
  gotoAndPlay("message"); 
  subject_txt.text = myResults.subject; 
  from_txt.text = myResults.from + " <" + myResults.address + ">"; 
  date_txt.text = myResults.date; 
  body_txt.text = myResults.body; 
}; 

MessageResponder.prototype.onStatus = function (theError) { 
  trace(theError.description); 
}; 
stop();

should be:

MessageResponder.prototype.onResult = function (myResults) { 
  status_mb._visible = false; 
  grid_lb._visible = false; 
  gotoAndPlay("message"); 
  subject_txt.text = myResults.subject; 
  from_txt.text = myResults.from + " <" + myResults.address + ">"; 
  date_txt.text = myResults.date; 
  body_txt.text = myResults.body; 
}; 

MessageResponder.prototype.onStatus = function (theError) { 
  trace(theError.description); 
}; 
gotoAndPlay("user");



(295) under the .NET Editors sidebar
-the url 
http://msdn.microsoft.net/vstudio
Should be:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio


(348) third para from the bottom
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/downloads/microsoft/default.aspx
should be:
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/downloads/default.aspx


(352) (third para under heading)
-the url http:www.soapclient.com/xml/SQLDataSoap.wsdl is broken



(382)
FListCheckItemClass.prototype = new FSelectableItemClass(); 

// EXTEND this method to change the content of an item and its layout 
FListCheckItemClass.prototype.layoutContent = function (width) { 
  this.attachMovie("FLabelSymbol", "fLabel_mc", 2, {hostComponent:this.controller}); 
  this.fLabel_mc._x = 2; 
  this.fLabel_mc._y = 0; 
  this.icon_mc._x = width  this.icon_mc._width); 
  this.fLabel_mc.labelField.selectable = false; 
};


should be:

FListCheckItemClass.prototype = new FSelectableItemClass();

// EXTEND this method to change the content of an item and its layout
FListCheckItemClass.prototype.layoutContent = function(width) {
   this.attachMovie("FLabelSymbol", "fLabel_mc", 2, {hostComponent:this.controller}); 
   this.fLabel_mc._x = 2;
   this.fLabel_mc._y = 0;
   this.check_mc._x = width - this.check_mc._width - 10;
   this.fLabel_mc.setSize(width - 10 - this.check_mc._width);
   this.fLabel_mc.labelField.selectable = false;
}



(385)

// Set upthe combo boxes to be able to pick a label
FComboBoxClass.prototype.pickLabel = function(text){
	var tempLength = this.getLength();
	for (var i = 0; i < tempLength; i++){
		if (this.getItemAt(i).label == value){
			this.setSelectedIndex(i);
			break;
		}
	}
};


should be:

// Set upthe combo boxes to be able to pick a label
FComboBoxClass.prototype.pickLabel = function(text){
	var tempLength = this.getLength();
	for (var i = 0; i < tempLength; i++){
		if (this.getItemAt(i).label == text){
			this.setSelectedIndex(i);
			break;
		}
	}
};





(529-530)  
The footnotes on these pages are not attributed properly, and have been deleted on Safari. 
Also, the text at the end of the "Methods" section has been changed; "as indicated in the footnotes" has been deleted.