flash actionscript: hello all...
am a .NET developer, who is trying to plan a combined .NET and MS-SQL backend
with a Flash front end for an online testing suite. I have the following
questions about the "abilities" that Flash and Actionscript can accomplish....

If the testtaker passes the test, I want Actionscript to write to the dbase.
Can it do that? IE can I supply the Flash movie developer with a script in .NET
that he can simply copy into the Flash movie and expect this to work?

If the testtaker fails the test, can Flash send that message to the dbase too?

In other words, is the Actionscript language "robust" enough for me to plan on
it being able to input direclty into the dbase itself?

Or do I maybe need an "intermediate" transfer say have Flash create a new XML
file, and have that read by .NET and then write to the dbase?

Can someone who knows this Actionscript answer here? I m ust know more!!!

Jim

heya,

Flash isn't able to communicate directly with databases (afaik), also it
doesn't understand .NET languages. You'll have to use 'middleware' for this -
asp, php or other serverside languages.
XML files can be useful for this, also the LoadVars class. But if the tests
are executed serverside by .NET, I would let the test framework do the database
stuff, and just return results to Flash (if that's possible in your application
workflow). This should avoid the XML/variable conversions.

cheers,
blemmo

right on point, blemmo....

thanks...will take it from here!