Re: FLASH: Non-Generator Driven Database Question

[Jordan L. Chilcott]

Yes, it is possible. One solution that we did for a client was to make a Java 'mini-server' back-end that reads and writes to Access via ODBC and returns the results to Flash using the Load Variable command. The Projector believes it is talking to another web server when it is really talking to the same machine.


Hope this helps...


jord

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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 06:15:21 EDT


>Hello everyone...  I have a not-so-simple question (at least it isnt simple 

>to me)... I was wondering if there is any way that Flash can read information 

>from a Database such as Access without using Generator?. I will need it to 

>read several different fields, of just one item at a time, and then display 

>each field in a certain text field... also, on of the text fields will need 

>to be able to scroll dynamically based on the amount of text in the item 

>description. Is this possible? and if so, does anyone know where there is a 

>link to a tutorial on this type of thing? it doesn't have to be Access, it is 

>just the first one that popped into my head.  Also, it will not need to write 

>to any file, and it is going into a Projector, so cgi really isn't an option 

>(i dont think)... It just needs to read and display.  Any help on this will 

>be greatly appreciated :-)





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