RE: FLASH: Shockfusion - chat/bulletin board??

[james]

--- "Cummins, Rob" <

rob [dot] cumminsnewsint [dot] co [dot] uk

> wrote:

> > I do know that it will keep any connection up

> constantly by calling a php

> script called ping.php, as it kept my routed ISDN

> line up for 17 hours when

> I forgot to close the window!

> Doh!

> ----

Yep, the client side flash has a "keep alive"

connection that it runs every so often and if you are

reported as alive, it keeps you in the user table. 

Otherwise, removes you.


Which is fine for a small amount of users, but it

seems that that could bog the server down with

multiple chat rooms serving  hundreds/thousands of

users.


I've been told they are running Linux box(s?), with

PHP and Apache... I'm assuming MySQL for the database?


Either way, that part doesn't concern me so much as

I'll be using ASP and SQL Server 7.  It's the dynamic

variables and manipulation that stumps me.


I have written many applications with ASP/SQL, but

without knowing how to do dynamic variables and

knowing what records were clicked, etc, I'm not going

to be able to put an effect Flash front end on them.


Anyone know of a tutorial or a quick sample on how to

accomplish this?  Thanks!



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