flash data integration: Hiya Friendzzzzzzzzz,

I am new at FLASH and i have got a project in which i
have to use flash database connectivity for showing ( Picture and its sub
detail like price a little description etc. ) in flash slide show animation.
this is the client's requirement. please guys help me out that how can i
retrieve the selected data from database in my flash slide show animation......

waiting for your quick and positive replies :)

Thank You,

Masroor Ahmed
Graphics Designer...
http://www.softzone-soluitions.com

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Hello Ahmed,

I hope you will still consider this a quick reply. On the other hand, I am not
sure whether you will think it a positive one.

Connecting Flash to a database is not a simple task to do. It requires you to
have some skills with servers, server-side scripts and databases. Why?

Server - Flash cannot connect to a DB file directly. Flash can handle data
internally, using the DataSet, DataGrid and connectors components (Flash MX
2004 Professional). Flash can also communicate with the "outside world" using
these components. What I mean is that you can have a DB file with your info and
Flash can get data from that file, display it in your SWF movie, your users can
work with the data displayed (update, create, delete) and then send the updates
back. But there is no direct link between Flash and you DB. They communicate
through a server (Apache, ColdFusion, etc.).

Server-side scripts - e.g. PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, etc. When your Flash
movie generates a request (asking for data, updating data, sending data, etc.),
these scripts have to "translate" them so that your database engine can
understand them. This mostly means that your server-side script should
translate these requests into SQL - Structured Query Language that databases
use to handle their data.

Database - this is not just about having a file with data. As you might have
guessed, your users will be using some kind of network environment to access
your database file, probably Internet. Anyway, any outside communication with
whatever type of file over a network automatically means protecting the data
being transfered and stored. That's why you will have to have a good, stable DB
where you can easily create users, give them rights and also manage sessions.

So, this is your question answered in theory. At least you should know what
you are up to. From my own experience, it is not that easy. ASP needs different
parameters set for the Data Components than for example PHP. If you have no
idea about all this, than you have two options: (1) start getting into it on
your own - books, tutorials, helps, forums, etc. or (2) get together with more
people, create a team and each of you will work on your own part - I guess you
would do the graphical design, someone would configure your Data Components,
someone else would write the server-scripts, someone else would create the DB,
etc.


Depends how much time you have. I personally chose to start learning it myself
- and there is nothing better than learning and exploring into new things. In
any case, I wish the best of luck.

Simon

I found a great downloadable Fireworks 8 picture gallery app that is open
source. Not sure about the database part... sure has a lot of options though.
and uses XML, so I betcha you could do lots with it. It is a Fireworks app.

http://www.fireworksguru.com/fwalbumcreator/index.php:gift;