ASP.NET for Flash (Foundation) [Paperback]

Ryan Moore (Author)

Book Description

Series: Foundation | Publication Date: December 13, 2005

ASP.NET 2.0 is the new version of Microsoft’s groundbreaking server-side scripting language. There is currently a huge demand to integrate dynamic content into Flash websites (for example, Amazon now makes use of Flash) and applications and, as a solid competitor to technologies such as JSP, PHP, and ColdFusion, ASP.NET is one of the most popular choices to achieve this.

Used in conjunction with Flash, ASP.NET can process, store, and create new data, and work as a bridge between the Flash movie and external data sources, enabling web designers to build dynamic, interactive web applications, incorporating information from a host of databases.

Written to be usable by Flash designers or ASP.NET developers, this highly readable Foundation book presents a thorough grounding to integrating Flash , ActionScript 2.0, ASP.NET, and databases. Along the way you’ll study features such as email integration, saving visitor information, dynamic updating, and much more. Foundation ASP.NET 2.0 for Flash will take you through the essentials of ASP.NET/C#, setting up your development environment, sending data to and from Flash, database integration, and then on to advanced topics such as web services, Flash Remoting, XML data, and securing your applications.

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About the Author

After leading an Artificial Intelligence team at the University of Minnesota and graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ryan started Green Lizard Computing in Minneapolis, MN in 1999 where he developed web applications using a combination of ASP, PHP and Flash. In 2001, Ryan co-founded Balance Studios in Green Bay, WI where he is currently the Technical Director. At Balance Studios, Ryan architects and develops web based applications using technologies ranging from Shockwave 3D to ASP.NET and Flash.

In 2003, Ryan also co-founded epicsoft, LLC of Green Bay, WI where he is the lead Software Engineer, designing and developing applications for the creative and development communities using C# and Flash. Ryan is also a Certified Macromedia Flash Developer, teaches classes on Internet technologies at ITT Technical College, speaks at technology conferences, and authors articles for a variety of technology magazines. Ryan maintains an ASP.NET – Flash weblog which can be found at http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/c/engineering/.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (December 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590595173
• ISBN-13: 978-1590595176
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,457,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true foundation for learning ASP.NET / Flash integration, July 7, 2006

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Spiro L. Mifsud (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET for Flash (Foundation) (Paperback)

A great primer on C# and installation of a local development environment using the free tools that Microsoft offered. All instructions and descriptions are step-by-step. Also includes important information on third-party Visual Studio components that allow you to send data between flash and .NET for pages that not completely inside the Flash interface. This book solidly provides multiple methods to interface with your flash applications using ASP.NET 2.0 with Flash remoting, Web services, and FlashVars... Highly Recommended.. Everything here as advertised!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has changed my way of thinking, June 14, 2006

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Sven Dirk "Gumby" (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASP.NET for Flash (Foundation) (Paperback)

I would like to make this short and sweet. Mr. Moore is at the forefront of the .net community. Without this book, I would have spent the next couple of years trying to learn all of what this book gives me, all for the price of taking my girlfriend to a movie! My offerings to my customers has expanded exponentially, and that, is what this is all about!

5 Stars!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to ASP.Net for Flashers, February 25, 2006

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K. S. Guerry "DieselRocket" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASP.NET for Flash (Foundation) (Paperback)

I've been a Flash developer for awhile now, have used it with PHP/ASP and other server technologies - but have avoided the learning curve of .Net. FOE books are great at giving you the basics so that you can get up and running quickly, and the tutorials in the book are usually spot-on for applying those basics. Read the book and did the exercises in one week, and now am writing basic Web Services, .dll files, and using remoting with Flash on a basic level - just as I thought I would after finishing the book. There are some typos and ommissions, which seems par for the course these days for technical books (does anybody proof read or edit these things?) - but if you have a genuine knowledge of Flash, you can overcome them pretty easily. Recommended.