macromedia flash flash remoting: I am just getting started with Flash Remoting and Cold Fusion so I apologize
for the newbie question, but I have been spinning my wheels trying to figure
out this problem. I am using a very simple example that I took from the
developer site and have modified it to return a string from a cfm file into a
Flash text field.

If I use the old standard of including the "NetServices.as" file at the top
of the actionscript file and export as actionscript 1.0, I have no problems.

However, when I try to use the newer method of not including the
"NetServices.as" file at the top of the actionscript file and making sure all
of my standard classpaths are in place - $(UserConfig)/Classes, the current
directory, and the standard classpath to the classes folder in first run - and
publishing as Actionscript 2.0, I can't make a gateway connection.
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Here is the simple cfm code that I'm using:

<cfset tempStruct.helloMessage = "Hello World">
<cfset Flash.Result = tempStruct.helloMessage>
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Here is the Actionscript:

//#include "NetServices.as"


NetServices.setDefaultGatewayUrl("http://localhost:8500/flashservices/gateway");
var gatewayConnection = NetServices.createGatewayConnection();
var CFMService = gatewayConnection.getService("helloExamples", this);

helloWorld = function() {
CFMService.helloWorld();
}
helloWorld();

function helloWorld_Result ( result )
{
returnField_txt.text = result
}

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here are the pertinent variables from the output window when exported as
actionscript 1.0:
This works fine-

Variable _global.NetServices = [object #55, class 'Object'] {
gatewayUrl:undefined,
setDefaultGatewayUrl:[function 'setDefaultGatewayUrl'],
setGatewayUrl:[function 'setGatewayUrl'],
createGatewayConnection:[function 'createGatewayConnection'],
getHostUrl:[function 'getHostUrl'],
isHttpUrl:[function 'isHttpUrl'],
trace:[function 'trace'],
getVersion:[function 'getVersion'],
defaultGatewayUrl:"http://localhost:8500/flashservices/gateway"
}
Level #0:
Variable _level0.$version = "WIN 7,0,14,0"
Variable _level0.helloWorld_Result = [function 'helloWorld_Result']
Variable _level0.gatewayConnection = [object #64, class 'NetConnection'] {
contentType:"application/x-fcs"
}
Variable _level0.CFMService = [object #65, class 'NetServiceProxy'] {
nc:[object #64, class 'NetConnection'],
serviceName:"helloExamples",
client:[movieclip:_level0]
}

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And here are the same variables with actionscript 2.0:
this isn't working-

Level #0:
Variable _level0.$version = "WIN 7,0,14,0"
Variable _level0.helloWorld_Result = [function 'helloWorld_Result']
Variable _level0.gatewayConnection = undefined
Variable _level0.CFMService = undefined
Variable _level0.helloWorld = [function]
Edit Text: Target="_level0.returnField_txt"
variable = null,
text = ,
htmlText = ,
html = false, textWidth = 0, textHeight = 0, maxChars = null,
borderColor = 0x000000, backgroundColor = 0xFFFFFF, textColor = 0x000000,
border = true,
background = true, wordWrap = false, password = false, multiline = false,
selectable = true, scroll = 1, hscroll = 0, maxscroll = 1,
maxhscroll = 0, bottomScroll = 1,
type = "dynamic",
embedFonts = false, restrict = null, length = 0, tabIndex = undefined,
autoSize = "none",
mouseWheelEnabled = true, condenseWhite = false, styleSheet = undefined

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I am working on Windows XP Pro with Flash MX 2004 Professional and Cold Fusion
MX.
This is making me crazy and any help would be appreciated,

Mark

Mark,

I don't understand what you mean with the 'second method'. As far as I'm aware
the #include "NetServices.as" must still be there, at least until the actual
remoting component is available from MM (where is it?) or unless you use the
beta component available on http://www.person13.com/flashremoting/index.php.

The MM course manuals I have still use the #include regardless.

The rewrite of the remoting components for 2004 still seems to be in AS 1 and
was only an overhaul to allow it to compile and work on AS2.

Further if you plan to use classes you'd have to import them first, of have an
#include which imports them.

Short answer: keep using the #include

HI, thanks for the response. I am sure I am overlooking something basic here
but what I meant by the 'second method' was based on what I read in the "Flash
Professional 2004 Unleashed" book in chapter 23. It states that "because of
Flash's new classpath, you do not need to use an #include action as you would
have in previous versions." I have set up the classpaths in the Actionscript
2.0 settings to include my source folder and the AS classes in the First Run
folder.

As I said, if I compile using AS1 and the #include "Netsevices.as" all is
well. After setting the correct classpaths, and compiling with AS2 without the
#include "Netservices.as" the compile is also fine, but I can't make a
connention to the gateway. If I try to add the #include "Netsevices.as" and
compile in AS2 I get this message: "**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1,
frame=1:Line 140: The member is private and cannot be accessed."

I hate to be obtuse but I am still in the dark with respect to using Flash
remoting in AS2.

Are you saying that there is not an AS2 version of the remoting component
available yet and that I should compile as AS1?

Thanks, Mark

Hi there, I just thought I would mention that I think I discovered the issue.
If I uncomment the "import mx.remoting.*; header at the top of the
"Netservices.as" and remove "$(UserConfig)/Classes" from my classpaths it
works. Whew!!

Thanks for your help.

Mark