Re: FLASH: flash, generator, mysql

[Nigel Randsley-Pena]

Joe Shoults wrote:


"What can GEN do that F4 can't?"


Just a couple of features that will establish a clear difference, of

course many of us are awaiting Generator 2, impatiently I may add.


Generator 1 features (condensed and abridged):


Database integration : You can use any JDBC/ODBC compliant database and

query it directly using the SET SQL template command.

On demand graphic generation : Using the Generator Dynamic Graphics

server.

Extensibility : Being Java compatible you can create custom Java classes

that act as data sources that can then be associated with a Generator

template.

Replacing movie clips and graphic symbols : Using the replace template

movie clips and graphic symbols can be replaced in Flash template

allowing for run time generation of content.

Inserting movie clips and graphic symbols : Using the Insert template

command variables can control the insertion of movie clips and graphic

symbols.

Etc.. Etc.. This list could go on and on a good source of information is

the Macromedia web site.

And before you say that Flash 4 can do all that, think again ! Flash 4

does indeed allow for much but what you deliver to the client browser

has to include all possibilities. Flash 4 isn't template based and it's

content isn't created on demand. It's pre created, pre defined even if

it allows for countless options. Flash 4 can also receive external data

and can be used as a front end to access data from a database but only

via other levels of software not directly.

I hope this helps clear the confusion.


Nigel


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