Flash and Xml A Developer's Guide

"This book is an exceptional training manual to bring a web developer or flash designer with scripting skills into an entirely new world of coding." --Christopher Ian Smith, XML Developer, RespondTV.com "This is a 'must-read' for any Flash developer." --John Paul Rawlins, Editor FlashNewz.com Flash and XML shows designers and developers how to integrate these powerful technologies and create dynamic web sites. With this thoroughly readable guide you take Flash to the next level, interfacing ActionScript with XML. Empower your Flash projects with dynamic content, backend databases, server-based applications, peer-to-peer, and more. Flash and XML is a tutorial that brings you up to speed on both technologies, offering clear and concise explanations. In addition, this book presents a number of important web technologies, including PHP, MySQL, and sockets. It shows how to work with these technologies to create n-tier, interactive systems that access the full resources of the Internet. Sample projects (trivia game, XML browser, simple chat) showcase the capabilities of Flash and XML together and demonstrate important concepts, approaches, and techniques. The companion web site at http://www.FlashandXML.com contains all of the source code referenced in the book, as well as updates, discussion groups, and links to other resources. Containing plentiful examples, experience-based techniques, and just enough theory, Flash and XML is a one-stop sourcebook that will guide you in the development of web sites that are not only animated, interactive, and powerful, but extremely useful as well. Specific topics covered include: Flash architecture ActionScript techniques XML in detail--for Flash developers DTD specification Internet request and response: HTTP Server scripting with PHP Basic SQL syntax Designing MySQL databases From MySQL to Flash via XML and PHP Cookies Packet sniffers Escaping the Domain Perimeter XML Sockets and streaming data Multi-user communication in Flash 0201729202B01142002Jacobson, Dov is the author of 'Flash and Xml A Developer's Guide' with ISBN 9780201729207 and ISBN 0201729202.