Complete Flash Remoting MX [Paperback]

Joey Lott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0764525867 | ISBN-13: 978-0764525865 | Edition: 1

* The only book completely devoted to this exciting new technology that enables Flash to utilize resources on the server side
* Flash Remoting MX allows developers to turn Macromedia Flash movies into serious Web applications like message boards, e-commerce applications, and e-mail clients
* Packed with hands-on instructions and fully-functioning Flash Remoting MX applications to help readers build their own applications quickly and easily
* Written by an expert Flash developer whose clients include Warner Brothers, Sony, and Disney

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Joey Lott delivers a thorough yet easy-to-understand guide to implementing rich, Macromedia Flash—based user interfaces for Web applications using Macromedia Flash Remoting MX."
–Dave Gruber, Senior Product Manager, Macromedia Flash Remoting MX

Flash Remoting MX is one of the most exciting new technologies available for Macromedia Flash MX, and everything you need to know to use its dynamic capabilities is in this comprehensive reference guide. Flash and ActionScript expert Joey Lott gives you a thorough understanding of how Flash Remoting MX opens up new possibilities for building fresh, vibrant, data-driven Web sites. Using plenty of examples, he takes you step by step through Web services applications, illustrating how Flash Remoting MX works with ColdFusion, J2EE, and .NET, and how you can apply this technology in e-commerce sites, messageboards, e-mail clients, and more.

You’ll learn how to:

• Apply ActionScript fundamentals and create server-side ActionScript
• Interact with ColdFusion pages and components
• Use RecordSets and work with ColdFusion and RecordSet objects
• Access servlets and JSPs, interact with Java classes and JavaBeans, and call Enterprise JavaBeans from Flash MX
• Consume ColdFusion and .NET Web services with Flash MX
• Understand Flash Remoting MX with J2EE and .NET, and interact with ASP.NET pages
• Work with JMX and use ASTranslator
• Create rich, dynamic Web applications using Flash MX

The companion Web site features all source code from the book plus updates, links to resources, and more.

About the Author

JOEY LOTT is a consultant, ActionScript instructor, and expert Flash developer whose client list includes such giants as Warner Bros., Sony, and Disney. An author-ity on ColdFusion, Java, and ASP development, he has taught for Lynda.com, DigitalSunrise, DHIMA, and Hollywood’s Movieola Education. He is also the coauthor of Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript Bible.

Product Details

• Paperback: 596 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764525867
• ISBN-13: 978-0764525865
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,761,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not this desperate, May 30, 2003

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The Hamsterminator (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Flash Remoting MX (Paperback)

I'm not sure what the other reviewers were thinking.
The coldfusion examples were horrible and full of errors.
In the recordSet section we are told. "Instead of setting up a database and returning records we'll create a recordset and pretend it came from a database" so the actual returning of a recordset doesn't happen. There are not many books on remoting yet, I'd wait for a good one and use the Flash remoting tutorials on macromedia's site.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable, July 11, 2005

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Leigha - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Flash Remoting MX (Paperback)

This was very disappointing. I don't know why Joey Lott even bothered as a lot of whats in this book DOESN'T WORK! A total waste of time and money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It would have been just what I needed if...., June 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Flash Remoting MX (Paperback)

any of the examples worked!! I was so relieved to find the book when I scanned its index in the book before buying in the store.

When I attempted to apply ANY of the examples; as others have mentioned, some examples were missing from the downloads for the book, and when I spent lengthy time typing the actionscript, checking and double checking, none of the examples worked 100% like they said they would.

It was very frustrating to have read a chapter, apply the examples, and flip the page to read something to the effect of "Well, that's it!. After what we have just covered, Flash and Coldfusion integration doesn't get much harder than that".

I really wish the authors would have taken the time to ensure the examples, both printed and on their website actually worked before publishing the book!