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***HELP! /flashservices/gateway issues jtehonica
2/17/2005 3:31:54 PM
macromedia flash flash remoting:
Hi All,

I'm using Remoting with CFCs and I seem to be having problems connecting to
the gateway. I'm using Flash MX2004 with the new remoting components for AS2.
I'm viewing my swf via an IP address through the browser.

In the status of the browser (and in the NetConnection Debugger) I can see
it's trying to connect (in the NetConnection Debugger I get
"NetConnection.Call.Failed - Error: HTTP Status 405").

The first thing that's supposed to happen in my CFC is to send me an email
with CFMAIL. This line of the code is never getting reached.

I've done remoting before mith MX and the old components and I got that
working, but I remember that when I browsed to the gateway url in the browser I
would get a blank page (which meant the gateway existed and was working, I
believe). Now with MX2004 and the AS2 components, when I try to browse to the
gateway I don't get a blank page but rather I get "Page Cannot Be Found." I"ve
tried adding "/index.cfm" to the end of the gatewayURL and that doesn't work
either.

Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on? Here's my AS2 remoting code:

// I've already added the 2 debugging components to the stage

// Include required class files
import mx.remoting.Service;
import mx.services.Log;
import mx.rpc.RelayResponder;
import mx.remoting.PendingCall;
import mx.remoting.RecordSet;
import mx.rpc.FaultEvent;
import mx.rpc.ResultEvent;
// to use the NetConnection Debugger
import mx.remoting.debug.NetDebug;
NetDebug.initialize();

// Create "memberloginService" Service Object; Set Gateway URL; Connect to
Service
// service name: CFC.memberlogin
var memberloginService:Service = new Service(
"http://<!--- ip address goes here --->/flashservices/gateway", // gatewayURL
new Log(), // Log object, to which debugging messages are sent
"CFC.memberlogin", // service name
null, // connection parameter
null // responder parameter
);

// Call the web service "f_MemberLogin()" method
var pc:PendingCall = memberloginService.f_MemberLogin(myObj); // Pending Call
object

// Tell the service what methods handle result and fault conditions
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(
this, // the object that contains the methods that handles the values returned
by the service function
"f_MemberLogin_Result", // the result handler method
"f_MemberLogin_Fault" // the fault handler method
);

// Result Event
function f_MemberLogin_Result(result:ResultEvent) {
// success returned from service
var resultStr:Object = result.result;

if (resultStr == 1) {
// Login Successful.
_root.mainclip.message.gotoAndStop(2);
}

else if (resultStr == 0){
// Login Failed.
_root.mainclip.gotoAndStop(2);
_root.mainclip.message.gotoAndStop(3);
}

}

// Fault Event
function f_MemberLogin_Fault(fault:FaultEvent) {
// fault returned from service
var faultStr:Object = fault.fault.faultstring;
}

stop();

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated - - got a time sensitive project I've
been struggling with and this issue is holding me back - TIA
Re: ***HELP! /flashservices/gateway issues jtehonica
2/17/2005 11:10:20 PM
Ok - I got the remoting gateway to work locally via the Flash client
(CTRL+Enter), but still cannot get it to work via a web browser with the IP
address.

To get it to function via the Flash client, I needed to:

1.) USE THE COMPUTER NAME in the gatewayURL - - NOT "localhost" or the IP
address. I have no idea why this is. It works though. No documentation on this
whatsoever that I can find. So, instead of
"http://localhost/flashservices/gateway" you must use "http://<!--- computer
name --->/flashservices/gateway"

2.) I needed to refer to the service path differently. Instead of just the
name of the subfolder containing the CFCs and then "." then the CFC name, I
needed to put the entire physical path to the CFC from the root folder of the
IIS default web site.

So, instead of "CFC.testService" I needed to put
"TestSite.subfolder1.CFC.testService"

I suggest these issues have something to do with the way the default site is
setup in IIS - - I still can't get the gateway to be recognized when I try to
access the .swf via a web browser and using the local IP - - If anyone knows
why please let me know .

Thanx
Re: ***HELP! /flashservices/gateway issues jtehonica
2/18/2005 3:37:46 PM
Ok, finally got it figured out - it depends on how your IIS default web site
is configured:

When viewing your .swf via a web browser with an IP, you have to reference the
gateway and the path to CFCs according to the IP and location of the IIS
Default Web Site. So, say you have the following scenario:

-You are developing locally on your own machine. The name of this computer is
"MyComp".

-You've set up an IP to point to your "TestSite" folder on your C drive. Let's
say this IP is "111.11.11.13". In this folder are the files you're testing,
"test.swf" and "test.html".

- The IP address of the default IIS web site is "111.11.11.20". This points to
the ROOT directory of your C drive.

- Your CFCs are located in a subfolder called "CFC" in the folder "TestSite".
In this CFC folder there's a CFC with the name of "memberlogin.cfc".

TEST SCENARIO 1: Test Your .SWF Via a Web Browser:

1. The GatewayURL = "http://111.11.11.20/flashservices/gateway". (you can
check this in the browser - when you go to this url you will get the "blank"
page not the "page not found" page - - this means you've hit the virtual
directory for the gateway).

2. The path to the CFC memberlogin service = "TestSite.CFC.memberlogin"

3. In your browser, you browse to "http://111.11.11.20/testsite/test.html" to
test your movie.

TEST SCENARIO 2: Test Your .SWF Via the Flash Client (CTRL + Enter)

1. The GatewayURL = "http://MyComp/flashservices/gateway"

2. The path to the CFC memberlogin service = "TestSite.CFC.memberlogin"


Anyone else have any additions to this feel free to post 'em ...
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