Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX
Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX
ISBN: 0735713332
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 200
Pages: 200
Authors: Kevin Towes
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About Pangaea NewMedia, Inc.
- About NI Solutions Group, Inc.
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Tell Us What You Think
- Foreword
- Preface
- Exactly What Is Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX?
- Why Is Flash Communication Server Needed?
- Who Is This Book for?
- What Does the Book Cover?
- What Are the Software Requirements?
- Trial Software and Downloads
- What Is on the Web Site?
- Part I: 10 Quick Steps for Getting Started
- Chapter 1. STEP 1: Installation and Setup
- Installation and Setup
- The Personal Edition
- The Professional Edition
- Before You Install
- Ports
- Installation
- Macromedia Flash MX Components
- After the Server Installation
- Summary
- Chapter 2. STEP 2: Your Development Environment
- The Server Files
- Servers and Access
- The Authoring Environment: Macromedia Flash MX
- The Testing Environment
- Summary
- Chapter 3. STEP 3: Get Connected
- Define Your Application on the Server
- Build the User Interface in Macromedia Flash MX
- Testing the Movie
- What to Check if Your Application Is Not Working
- Summary
- Chapter 4. STEP 4: Simple Chat and Video Conferencing
- The Chat and UserColor Communication UI Components
- The AVPresence Communication UI Component
- The SetBandwidth Communication UI Component
- Summary
- Chapter 5. STEP 5: Monitoring and Managing the Server
- What Happens When You Run Your Flash Communication Server MX Application?
- ADMIN Component: Administration Console
- Developer Component: Communication App Inspector
- Developer Component: NetConnection Debugger
- Summary
- Chapter 6. STEP 6: ActionScript with NetConnection()
- The ActionScript Editora Primer
- The NetConnection() Object
- NetConnection() Methods, Properties, and Events
- Summary
- Chapter 7. STEP 7: Streaming Video with NetStream()
- Overview
- Streaming Video and Bandwidth
- The NetStream() Object, Methods, Properties, and Event
- Playing Live Video
- Summary
- Chapter 8. STEP 8: Collaboration with SharedObject()
- SharedObject Methods
- SharedObject Property
- SharedObject Events
- How Does the Shared Cursor Work?
- Synchronization
- Implementing SharedObjects
- Data Management Using Slots
- Summary
- Chapter 9. STEP 9: Controller and Subscriber Applications
- Controller Applications
- Chapter Project Overview
- Testing the Project
- The Presentation File (simple_preso.swf)
- Summary
- Chapter 10. STEP 10: Lobby Applications
- Lobby Application Overview
- Chapter Exercises Overview
- Summary
- Part II: Implementing Macromedia Flash Communication Server
- Chapter 11. Server-Side ActionScript (SSAS)
- The main.asc File
- Application Instances
- Components and the ScriptLib Folder
- Server-Side Objects
- Debugging Techniques
- Summary
- Chapter 12. Client-Side (Flash) ActionScript
- Macromedia Flash MX Communication Tools
- The Communication ActionScript Objects
- The Macromedia Flash Communication UI Components
- Code Hinting
- Debugging Techniques
- Summary
- Chapter 13. Accessing External Data
- Macromedia Flash Remoting MX
- NetServices in Macromedia Flash MX
- NetServices on the Macromedia Flash Communication Server
- Project: Using Remoting to Authenticate a User
- Summary
- Chapter 14. Server Administration
- The Server Structure
- The Server
- The Adaptor
- The Virtual Host
- The Application
- Creating Multiple Adaptors and Virtual Hosts
- Summary
- Chapter 15. Communication Application Architecture Strategies
- What Does What When?
- Handling Connection Failures
- Security
- ActionScript Techniques
- Server Management API
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Part III: Tutorials
- Chapter 16. Build a Technical Support Application
- Live Support Lobby Application
- Live Support Session Application
- Summary
- Chapter 17. Making Faces: The Living Emoticon
- The User Perspective
- Putting Macromedia Flash MX in Developer Mode
- The Interface
- Macromedia Flash ActionScript (Frame 1)
- Summary
- Chapter 18. Build Training and Education: The Virtual Classroom
- Student User Case Study
- Teacher User Case Study
- The Interfaces
- The Code
- Summary
- Appendix IV: Appendixes: Quick Reference Guides
- Appendix A. Server-Side Objects Quick Reference
- Application Object
- Client Object
- NetConnection Object
- NetServices Object (Macromedia Flash Remoting MX)
- RecordSet Object
- SharedObject Object
- Stream Object
- Appendix B. Macromedia Flash ActionScript Objects Quick Reference
- Camera Object
- Microphone Object
- NetConnection Object
- NetServices Object
- NetStream Object
- RecordSet Object
- SharedObject Object
- Video Object
- Appendix C. Information Objects (Server and Client) Quick Reference
- Appendix D. Macromedia Flash UI Component Objects Quick Reference
- Common Methods
- Lurker Mode
- Macromedia Flash UI Component ActionScript Objects
- Appendix E. Useful ActionScript Templates Quick Reference
- Checklist for Creating a New Application
- ActionScript Connect and Connect UI Components
- Publish a Camera and Microphone
- Subscribe to a Live or Recorded Stream
- onStatus Catch-All Template (SSAS and Flash)
- onSync Template (SSAS and Flash)
- Connect and Create a Remote SharedObject (Flash)
- Connect and Create a Local SharedObject (Flash)
- Connect and Create a SharedObject (SSAS)
- Connect a Database with Macromedia Flash Remoting MX Using SSAS
- Connect a Database with Macromedia Flash Remoting MX Using Flash ActionScript
- Invoking a Server Function from Macromedia Flash
- Invoking a Macromedia Flash Function from SSAS
- Index
- Index SYMBOL
- Index A
- Index B
- Index C
- Index D
- Index E
- Index F
- Index G
- Index H
- Index I
- Index J
- Index K
- Index L
- Index M
- Index N
- Index O
- Index P
- Index Q
- Index R
- Index S
- Index T
- Index U
- Index V
- Index W
Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX
ISBN: 0735713332
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 200
Pages: 200
Authors: Kevin Towes