Re: [flasher] Re: AW: FLASH: XML handling in Flash 5

[John Andrew Morrison]

Granted there are very valid and powerful

uses of XML on the server. However XML

processing and server connections are

expensive in terms of server resource usage.

By moving much of the processing to the

client, and reducing the number of times

the client makes a request from the server,

you can get a much better bang for your

server buck.


Also, by implementing XML on the client side

you enable stand alone apps, which you can

burn to CD. In the case of Flash this will

provide a seamless integration with your web

presence by presenting an idenditcal interface;

look, feel and function. You can also use the

web to capture data and easily integrate that

data into a stand alone app on a regular basis.


Just my thoughts on the matter.


Cheers,

John Andrew Morrison



Phillip Kerman wrote:

> 

> I think it's true that when XML is fully supported Flash will be even

> better.  I think it's a bit of a case, however, of "give them an inch and

> they'll want a yard".  On the other hand, why have a "partially baked"

> version of XML support?

> 

> Why does this stuff have to be on the client side to be powerful though?

> Can't you write a killer server application that does the heavy lifting?

> 

> Phillip

> 

> >

> > The true potential of XML and XSLT is the manipulation

> > of structured data on the client side. Unfortunately

> > Flash does not seem to incorporate any powerful, or

> > even not so powerful, XML transformation or extraction

> > tools. When Flash XML capability incorporates the use

> > of a DTD (instead of just tag structure) and XSLT

> > capabilities (including the logic needed to extract

> > nodes based on criteria) then Flash will be a powerful

> > data manipulation tool. Add to it the ability to write

> > XML documents to a local drive from the stand alone

> > player and Flash becomes a powerful cross platform

> > media and data application development tool.

> >

> > Then Flash will live up to the hype.

> >

> > Are you listening Macromedia? I'm not the only one

> > requesting this, and I will be a powerful evangelist

> > for your products when this happens.

> >

> > Cheers,

> > John Andrew Morrison

> >>

> 

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