Flash 8 AS2 REMOTING with AMFPHP

alexwilliams (Alex Williams) — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:42:38 GMT

This code should be used to perform remoting with Flash 8 using ActionScript 2.



// remoting

import mx.remoting.Service;

import mx.remoting.PendingCall;

import mx.rpc.RelayResponder;

import mx.remoting.debug.NetDebug;



NetDebug.initialize();



var myResponder:RelayResponder = new RelayResponder(this,"say_Result","say_Fault");

var siteCFC:Service = new Service("http://127.0.0.1/flashservices/gateway.php",null,"HelloWorld",null,myResponder);

var temp_pc:PendingCall = siteCFC.say("Hola chicos!");



function say_Result(re){

	trace(re.result);

}

function say_Fault(result){

	trace("error!");

}

PHP: Connecting Flash to a Database (remoting)

alexwilliams (Alex Williams) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:34:50 GMT

There are many ways to do this.

Depending on the backend language you're using, whether PHP, ColdFusion or other... you'll need to create some components (CFC's for ColdFusion), (Classes for PHP)... these are referred to as "services"

Then you'll need to connect Flash to a remoting gateway (I use AMFPHP for PHP: www.amfphp.org).

Either way, you'll need NetServices.as from Flash MX Remoting, call a gateway and retrieving a list of functions from your classes/components/services.

Enough with the theory, here's how to do it with PHP:



/* /flashservices/services/Catalog.php */

class Catalog {

        var $products_array = array();



// Constructor: Contains the list of methods available to the gateway

function Catalog() {

	$this->methodTable = array (

		"getProducts" => array (

			"description" => "Get list of products",

			"access" => "remote",

			"arguments" => "" // arguments could be optional, not tested

		)

	); // end methodTable

}



function getProducts() {	

	// your code goes here



	return $this->products_array;

}

}

!!!!!!!!! The code below is now deprecated !!!!!!!!
---- see my other snippet to do this in Flash 8 ----

Flash ActionScript (PHP Gateway):



#include "NetServices.as"

NetServices.setDefaultGatewayUrl("http://yourserver.com/flashservices/gateway.php");

gw = NetServices.createGatewayConnection();

CatalogREMOTE = gw.getService("Catalog", this);

CatalogREMOTE.getProducts();



getProducts_Result = function(result) {

	_root.products_results = result;

}

You parse the _root.products_results array however you want :D

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