RE: FLASH: flash, generator, mysql

[Cummins, Rob]

> >

> > Flash 4 cazn do many of the same things, but is not tuned for heavy

> > server use like Generator is.

> 

Flash 4 is not tuned for server use at all...


> Sorry, I'm still not clear.  Are you saying that F4 can do just parts of a

> page, but GEN can do the whole thing?  What can GEN do that F4 can't?

> 

> Thanks,

> Joe

> 

> 

OK, guys, I think we're missing a vital point here. Generator is a SERVER

SIDE application, which produces static files. Flash 4 can be used to author

more intelligent

CLIENT SIDE applications, which can link to a database. This means that if

you have one big server and thousands of users all looking for different

things, a lot of the work can be done by the users' computers. With

generator on the other hand, all of the work is done by one computer,

putting a heavy load on it. So for stuff that needs database access, flash 4

wouldbe the preferred choice. However, you still need to do a lot of Perl,

PHP or ASP jiggery pokery to get the Flash 4 stuff to work, whereas

generator is a lot easier to get up & running...  One advantage that

generator has is that it can create gifs and other static, non flash images.

This means that the content can be easily saved and archived, and isn't

dependant on having a plug in (a problem with F4 generating graphs and

fugures is that its output isn't easily saved if it comes from a database)


Aaaaaanyway, I hope that didn't confuse you more than you already are...


Alias|Rob




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