Table of content

	Table of Contents

Flash and XML: A Developer's Guide
By Dov  Jacobson, Jesse  Jacobson
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: November 20, 2001
ISBN	: 0-201-72920-2
Pages	: 368
	Copyright
		Preface
			What's Up?
			Don't Stop!
			Who Are You?
			Why?
			Typographic Conventions
		Acknowledgments
		Chapter  1.   Flash Basics
			The Background of Flash
			Practical Flash
			Event-Driven Graphics
			Building a Button
			Constructing a Round
			Making Keyframes
			Constructing the Responses
			Finishing Features
			Conclusion ”and Beyond
		Chapter  2.   Flash ActionScript: Objects and Events
			Object Orientation Concepts
			Object-Oriented Theory vs. ActionScript Reality
			Flash Objects
			Programmable Button
			Data Encapsulation
			Conclusion
		Chapter  3.   More ActionScript: Data-Driven Interfaces
			Data-Driven Decisions
			Data-Driven Everything
			Isolating the Data
			Dynamic Creation of Graphics
			Multiple Questions
			Conclusion
		Chapter  4.   XML Fundamentals
			XML Background
			How XML Works
			Designing the Data
			Conclusion
		Chapter  5.   XML Structure
			Element
			Name
			Start Tag
			End Tag
			Attributes
			Text (Character Data)
			Entity References
			Comments
			Processor Instructions
			Conclusion
		Chapter  6.   XML Validation: DTD
			Purpose of DTD
			Valid XML and Well-Formed XML
			DTD Declarations
			Entities
			Namespace
			Conclusion
		Chapter  7.   HTTP Connection
			Characteristics of HTTP
			Structure of HTTP
			Loading Data from a File
			Making a Self-Loading High Score Display
			Object-Oriented Implementation
			Data File
			Flash Download Security
			Conclusion
		Chapter  8.   XML Connection
			Downloading XML
			XML.load
			Debugging Flash
			Event-Driven Functionality
			Conclusion
		Chapter  9.   Recursive Approach
			Event-Driven Code
			Recursive Design
			Recursion
			Recursion in Practice
			Graphic XML Browser
			Interactive Node Viewer
			Conclusion
		Chapter  10.   XML Server
			XML Online
			Dedicated XML Server
			Middle-Tier Solutions
			PHP Basics
			PHP and XML
			XML-Driven Flash Client
			Conclusion
		Chapter  11.   Database Fundamentals
			Background
			Advantages of a DBMS
			Advantages of SQL
			Keys
			Conclusion
		Chapter  12.   SQL Syntax
			Varieties of SQL
			Prompt
			Tables
			Guidelines for Building a Table
			Types of Data
			Adding Data to Tables
			Reading Records from the Table
			Conclusion
		Chapter  13.   Serving from SQL
			Connecting to a Database
			Interaction with a Database
			Parsing Commands
			Fetching a Row
			Trial-and-Error Approach
			Scalable Alternative
			Conclusion
		Chapter  14.   XML Upload
			Flash Client
			Uploading to PHP
			Conclusion
		Chapter  15.   Two-Way XML
			Event-Driven Parsing
			Building the PHP Parser
			Conclusion
		Chapter  16.   Cookies
			ActionScript XML Objects
			Stateless Persistence
			Conclusion
		Chapter  17.   Three Tiers
			Database
			Flexible Middle Tier
			Client Tier
			Conclusion
		Chapter  18.   Flash to the World
			Domain Perimeter
			PHP Proxy
			Client
			RSS File
			RSS Browser
			Conclusion
		Chapter  19.   XML Sockets
			Advanced Socket Programming
			XMLSocket
			Simple Socket System
			Simple Socket Server
			Conclusion
		Chapter  20.   Multiplexed XML Sockets
			Chat
			Client with History
			Multiclient Server
			Beyond PHP
			Conclusion
		Chapter  21.   End Note
		Appendix A.   Microsoft Compatibility
			ASP Code with Flash
			IIS and PHP
		Appendix B.   Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
		Appendix C.   Tools and Sources
			Network Tool
			Servers
			XML Tools
			PHP Tools
			MySQL Tools
			Flash