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Foundation XML for Flash

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. Sas Jacobs
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  • Potentially huge market, due to Rich Internet Applications growing in popularity, and Microsoft Office and .NET development being so popular – this book shows how to use XML and Flash to integrate these MS technologies with simple Rich Internet Applications

  • There is no other book on the market that covers this topic area

  • Book supports next version of Flash, which is also a large market area

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Flash and XML

    Pages 1-17

  3. Introduction to XML

    Pages 19-55

  4. XML Documents

    Pages 57-122

  5. Using the XML Class

    Pages 125-215

  6. Working with XML in Word 2003

    Pages 217-255

  7. Working with XML in Excel 2003

    Pages 257-289

  8. Working with XML in Access 2003

    Pages 291-323

  9. Using the Data Components with XML

    Pages 325-365

  10. Consuming Web Services with Flash

    Pages 367-409

  11. Using the XMLSocket Class

    Pages 411-425

  12. Which XML Option is Best for Me?

    Pages 427-436

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 439-456
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About this book

XML is a completely platform-agnostic data medium. Flash is able to make use of XML data, which is very useful when creating rich Internet applications. It allows you to populate Flash web interfaces with data from almost any source that supports XML as a data medium, be it databases, raw XML files, or more excitingly, .NET applications, Web Services, and even Microsoft Office applications like Excel and Word!

In this book, Sas Jacobs first introduces XML itself—what it is, its syntax, its associated technologies (such as CSS and XSLT,) and how to get XML out of your applications in a format Flash can use.

Then, she shows how to use the XML object to stream XML data into Flash, and how to use the XMLConnector component and XML Sockets to build advanced Flash/XML applications. Numerous example applications are built throughout the book, including an MP3 player, XML photo gallery, an Excel-driven web catalog, Access and Word-driven content management systems, and an XML-driven chat application.

About the author

Sas Jacobs is a Web developer who loves working with Flash. She set up her business Anything Is Possible in 1994, working in the areas of web development, information technology training and technical writing. The business works with large and small clients building web applications with ASP.NET, Flash, XML and databases. Sas has also spoken at conferences such as Flash Forward, MXDU and FlashKit on topics relating to XML and dynamic content in Flash. In her spare time, Sas is passionate about travelling, photography and enjoying life. One of her most fervent wishes is that Flash will take over the Web!

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