I meant to post this yesterday, but with having to get from San Jose to New York City for CFUnited Express this morning I did not get the chance to do so.
My presentation at 360Flex on ColdFusion Flex integration went very well. The room was packed, the crowd attentive, and lots of folks wanted to know more about using ColdFusion as a backend for Flex applications.
Key takeaways were:
- ColdFusion Flex integration is incredibly simple, and it's going to get better.
- For basic client initiated integration, Flash Remoting is all you need, and that is built right into ColdFusion MX 7.0.2 (all editions).
- When using ColdFusion with Flex apps, call your CFCs via Flash Remoting rather than via Web Services.
- For data type conversion to work AS and CFC properties must match exactly.
- To push content from ColdFusion to Flex clients, you need Flex Data Services (FDS Express will do), a Flex Messaging gateway, and then use SendGatewayMessage(). This requires ColdFusion Enterprise.
- For ColdFusion developers, and the data-centric applications they usually build, the most compelling use of Flex Data Services may be data management and conflict resolution. This works in all editions of ColdFusion, even ColdFusion Standard.
- ColdFusion "Scoprio" makes the ColdFusion/FDS integration simpler, faster, and much more powerful.
would you please post your slides an/or examples for those of us that couls not attend 360Flex?
Thank you,
Chris
Yes please do post the slides and or examples, being new to ColdFusion and Flex I need to soak up every little bit of information that you can give. I am very excited to start building some RIA's and have taken the first steps by joining houseofusion and obtaining your web application construction kit.
Thank You,
Mark
Glad you were able to make it and we were able to get the schedule adjusted, thanks being a part of the madness/coolness/w00t-ness of 360flex :)
J
--- Ben