Provides complete application solutions, out-of-the-box, that are ready for use by the reader
Examples on multiple technology platforms including ASP, ASP .NET, SQL Server, and Access
Building Database-Driven Flash Applications demonstrates how the capabilities of Flash programming can be combined with Web back-end databases directly, without an intermediate layer of programming. Techniques for utilizing Flash presentation capabilities with the power of back-end databases are covered in step-by-step detail. Techniques and complete out-of-the-box solutions that are ready to be utilized immediately are presented.
Summary of Content:
Part One Setting Up the Environment
Chapter 1: Introducing Flash MX
Chapter 2: Setting Up the Web Server and Database Environment
Chapter 3: Creating Your First Flash Application
Chapter 4: Adding ActionScript to Your Flash Application
Part Two Creating Sample Solutions
Chapter 5: Building a Flashy Online Poll Engine
Chapter 6: Building a Nontrivial Trivia Game
Chapter 7: Building Calendars in a Flash
Chapter 8: Building Graphical Reports
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Competent code but poorly explained.
There is much talk here about the good and bad points of this book. Strangley, everyone either loves it or hates it when the truth is that it's not good enough to love nor bad enough to hate. The authors know exactly what they are talking about, there's no doubt. But I think therein lies the problem because the explanation of the code examples is almost non-existent. So, if you are looking to learn the principles of connecting Flash to a data-base, then this isn't for you. The examples in this book ... Read More
Rating: - I love this book
I understood Flash and vb.net, but I never really could grasp how to put the two together. I really like the way this book shows me how. It's easy to understand, but not so remedial that I didn't learn. Awesome examples also. Great Job.
Rating: - Fantastic and Easy to Follow Examples
This book is chocked full of great examples. The sample code alone is a VERY usefull and worth the money that the book costs. It's for the beginning and intermediate Flash and ADO.NET person alike. It even goes into to detail about setting up your program and application delivery envoirnment. Very complete resource.
The complaints I see from other reviewers shows me their limited knoweledge of Flash, .NET, and Action Scripting and it's use it the real world. I have a hard time believing ... Read More
Rating: - Useful Techniques
I found this book very useful. It shows how to make the connection between flash and databases. Contrary to a couple of the reviews, I was able to use their example with SQL Server 2000 and ASP.Net. It showed me how to integrate flash easily into my user interface.
My only gripe with the book is that it seems they cover to many technologies (ASP, ASP.net, Access, SQL). I can kind of understand why they did that, but I would have like more depth on my technologies.
Rating: - Very little of Flash
This joke of a book is surely for people who want to use .NET. Totally agree with the reviewer who criticized this book. Not worth buying at all. There are much better books on .NET. If you are looking for Flash programming look elsewhere. This book is a waste of time and money. Most of the database work is being done by .NET and Flash is used only to make do some silly poor quality graphics. It is indeed a misnomer. Dealing with databases, Flash and .NET is certainly not the authors' cup of tea. The author ... Read More
- Competent code but poorly explained.
- I love this book
- Fantastic and Easy to Follow Examples
- Very little of Flash
