Flex and ColdFusion

Flex and ColdFusionYash Mody

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Topics

• Introduction to ColdFusion• Flex and Data Communication• Flex - CF integration using Flash Remoting

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Introduction to ColdFusion

• About the ColdFusion Server• IDE - ColdFusionBuilder• <CF Stuff>



About ColdFusion Server• Application Server built with Java• Runs with a Web Server• Extension - CFM• Current Version - 9• Key Features



About ColdFusion Server - 2



IDE - ColdFusionBuilder

• Obvious Advantages - Speed, Extensibility,Consistency

• Currently in Beta 2• Eclipse based - Consistent environment• Plug in for Flash Development



<CF Stuff>

• CFML - Tag language• CFScript - Script Language• CFM - ColdFusion Page• CFC - ColdFusion Component• CFM (Custom Tag)• RDS• ORM - Hibernate



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Flex and Data Communication

• The 3 RPC Services– HTTPService– WebService– RemoteObject

• Demonstration: Communication over HTTP



RPC Component Protocol UsesHTTPService HTTP url

WebService SOAP wsdl

RemoteObject AMF destination

The 3 RPC Services in Flex



Communicating over HTTP

• Example: Using HTTPService for PDF Creation• Ingredients:

– Flex• navigateToURL

– ColdFusion• cfdocument



Flex and CF Integration

• Flash Remoting• The AMF advantage• Demonstration: Flex - CF app using

Remoting



Flash Remoting• How it

works



AMF Note• A typical AMF Packet



AMF Advantage



Flex - CF app using Remoting

• Example: Accessing Data using CF• Key Ingredients

– Flex• Remote Object (source, destination)• ResultEvent• Form and DataGrid

– ColdFusion• DataSource• cffunction


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