September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
18h 43m
English
Content preview from Flash Remoting: The Definitive Guide
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Flash Remoting Requirements
To develop Flash applications that use Flash Remoting, you must have:
Macromedia Flash MX or later
The Macromedia Flash Remoting components
A server that has the Flash Remoting gateway or the equivalent (such as AMFPHP, FLAP, or OpenAMF)
Macromedia Flash Authoring Tool
The Flash authoring environment is used to create Flash files (.fla and .swf files) and applications. Flash MX was a substantial upgrade to previous versions of Flash. In addition to cosmetic interface changes, the way in which Flash applications are developed has changed. Flash MX or later is required to develop Flash Remoting applications. A fully functional trial version is available from Macromedia at:
| http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/download/ |
You can find more information on Flash at:
| http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/ |
Tip
As of Flash MX, Macromedia abandoned a consistent version-numbering scheme for the authoring tool, but the Flash Player is still assigned a numeric version. Flash Remoting requires that you publish your .swf files in Flash 6 format or later.
Director MX, a separate multimedia authoring tool sold by Macromedia, can access Flash Remoting using the Flash MX Asset Xtra (which is basically an embedded version of Flash Player 6). For simplicity, this book assumes you are running Flash in a browser or a standalone Projector.
Macromedia Flash Remoting Components
Flash MX does not come with the Flash Remoting components preinstalled. The Flash Remoting components ...
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