coldfusion flash integration: We are looking at creating the following but we are not sure it is possible:

- DB and Coldfusion MX on Web Server (using IIS5.0)
- Flash SWF file to reside on a local machine that is tied to a network
- Flash file to use Flash Remoting to query the DB and display results in
Flash movie.

In looking at the documentation, I need to set the Gateway Connections to a
URL. Can I use the localhost... as this URL? Are there any other things I
need to know to get this to work?

Is this possible to do and, if so, how?

Thanks for any assistance, hints on getting this to work, etc.

I have a number of applications using either Macromedia Central or MDM Zinc
software to run Flash files as desktop applications. In either case you can
use flash remoting to call ColdFusion components residing on your ColdFusion
server. I believe Macromedia are working on a new desktop player, which will
hopefully build on the ideas behind Central
and promote it a bit more.

What you are suggesting is possible, the gateway URL is usually the url on
your server. If you are using ColdFusion MX 6.1, you should be able to test the
gateway like http://[yourserver]:[port]/flashservices/gateway if you type this
into your browser a blank page should appear. If out have ColdFusion running on
localhost you can use http://localhost/flashservices/gateway .
Your components need to be set to access type of remote.

You can also execute a Flash SWF file from a local machine using the standard
flash player but I believe there is a seperate
licence required if you wish to distribute your application with Standalone
player.

Mike B