Macromedia Mx
by Reinhardt, Robert; Allardice, SimonEdition: CD
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-01-01
Publisher(s): Macromedia Press
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Summary
Step into the new realm of Rich Internet Application development with the Macromedia MX products: Flash Communication Server, Flash Remoting, Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, and ColdFusion. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Robert Reinhardt is a leading Macromedia Flash author and developer who fuses his background in image arts with advanced ActionScripting to create award-winning Web sites. He has developed multimedia courses for educational facilities, ranging from master's-level degree programs to one-day intensive workshops Simon Allardice has over fifteen years of programming experience, and has taught advanced Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver classes for Lynda.com and at Stanford University's New Media Academy. He is the creator of the inaugural SIGGRAPH Web Graphics program
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. xix |
| Introducing Macromedia MX | |
| Flash MX: The Interface Creator | p. 3 |
| Introducing Flash MX | p. 4 |
| Understanding Flash MX File Formats | p. 12 |
| Accessing Remote Data | p. 19 |
| Expanding ActionScript | p. 22 |
| Powering up with Components | p. 28 |
| Working with Flash Player 6 | p. 32 |
| Summary | p. 36 |
| Dreamweaver MX: The Foundation | p. 39 |
| Introducing Dreamweaver MX | p. 40 |
| Dreamweaver MX Features | p. 42 |
| Client-Side Development | p. 46 |
| Server-Side Development | p. 48 |
| Dreamweaver Integration | p. 51 |
| Interface Essentials | p. 52 |
| Site Management | p. 56 |
| Extending Dreamweaver | p. 60 |
| Summary | p. 62 |
| ColdFusion MX: The Application Engine | p. 65 |
| An Overview of ColdFusion MX | p. 66 |
| Understanding Dynamic Pages and ColdFusion Components | p. 78 |
| Fitting ColdFusion MX into Your Workflow | p. 89 |
| Summary | p. 92 |
| Databases | p. 95 |
| Databases Overview | p. 96 |
| Database Design | p. 101 |
| Database Implementation | p. 113 |
| Database Utilization | p. 115 |
| Structured Query Language (SQL) | p. 119 |
| Database Use in Rich Internet Applications | p. 124 |
| Summary | p. 124 |
| Web Services | p. 127 |
| What Are Web Services? | p. 128 |
| Web Service Protocols | p. 132 |
| When to Use Web Services | p. 138 |
| How to Use Web Services | p. 138 |
| Consuming Web Services in Dreamweaver MX | p. 139 |
| Consuming Web Services in Flash | p. 148 |
| Summary | p. 148 |
| Flash Communication Server MX: The Switchboard | p. 151 |
| Revealing a New MX Technology | p. 152 |
| Framing Applications and Clients | p. 160 |
| Fitting FlashCom into Your Workflow | p. 169 |
| Understanding FlashCom File Formats | p. 175 |
| Developing Client-Side and Server-Side Communication | p. 179 |
| Summary | p. 187 |
| Flash Remoting MX | p. 191 |
| Background | p. 192 |
| How It Works | p. 193 |
| Flash Remoting in ActionScript | p. 194 |
| Server-Side ActionScript | p. 204 |
| NetConnection Debugger | p. 205 |
| Service Browser | p. 209 |
| Flash Remoting and Java | p. 211 |
| Flash Remoting and .NET | p. 212 |
| Summary | p. 213 |
| Establishing Links to Data | |
| Gathering and Saving Data | p. 217 |
| An Overview of the Application and Production Process | p. 218 |
| Creating the Database and Data Source | p. 223 |
| Developing the Server-Side Functionality | p. 232 |
| Producing the Flash Client | p. 240 |
| Summary | p. 257 |
| Displaying Data | p. 259 |
| The Flash Advantage | p. 260 |
| The SQL Advantage | p. 261 |
| An Overview of the Production Process | p. 265 |
| Flash Charting Components | p. 268 |
| Linking to Components with DataGlue | p. 288 |
| Summary | p. 291 |
| Communicating Between Clients | |
| Publishing, Playing, and Recording Streams | p. 295 |
| Developing a Plan | p. 296 |
| Publishing a Live Stream | p. 306 |
| Subscribing to a Stream | p. 321 |
| Integrating Publisher and Subscriber Capabilities | p. 328 |
| Recording Streams | p. 344 |
| Summary | p. 352 |
| Sharing Text with Multiple Users | p. 355 |
| Understanding Local and Remote SharedObject Data | p. 356 |
| Making a Basic Chat Application | p. 379 |
| Utilizing Multiple Application Instances | p. 412 |
| Summary | p. 428 |
| Directing Streams Between Clients | p. 431 |
| An Overview of the Application | p. 432 |
| Adding Your First Communication Components | p. 435 |
| Navigating the Client | p. 447 |
| Initializing the Chat | p. 454 |
| Identifying a Unique Client | p. 467 |
| Finalizing the Application | p. 480 |
| Summary | p. 492 |
| Creating a Stream Archive System | p. 495 |
| An Overview of the Application | p. 496 |
| Designing the Live Conference Client Movie | p. 506 |
| Managing Streams and Data in the FlashCom Application | p. 525 |
| Building the Retrieval Client | p. 552 |
| Extending the Possibilities | p. 571 |
| Summary | p. 573 |
| Architecting a Comprehensive Application | |
| Integration: Creating a Video Instant Messenger | p. 577 |
| An Overview of the Production Process | p. 578 |
| Mapping the Application | p. 583 |
| Creating the Database and ColdFusion MX Data Source | p. 585 |
| Creating the ColdFusion Component | p. 589 |
| Constructing the Server-Side ActionScript File | p. 594 |
| Creating the Flash Application | p. 596 |
| Where to Go From Here? | p. 618 |
| Summary | p. 618 |
| Appendixes | |
| Typical Bandwidth Consumption by Streams | p. 623 |
| Online Appendixes | p. 627 |
| Index | p. 629 |
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