Flash 5 dynamic content studio

'How', you're thinking, 'can 1 make my Flash site really come alive?' You're just one of the many people who are asking more of their Flash work, you want brains as well as beauty, reactivity and information updated on the fly. In short, you want to make your Flash site dynamic.

There's a new web paradigm in the making and Flash is at its head, fast becoming the web-standard for compelling web experiences, e-commerce and online banking, entertainment, live information update and personalization.

What this book covers

The standalone Flash movie was fun in its day, but things have moved on and the future (which is now) is all about data driven, dynamically generated Flash applications that are aiso functional. In this book the whole range of ways of making Flash dance for you is covered from the designer's perspective, including:

- Introduction to object-oriented programming with ActionScript

o Using ASP, PHP, Perl and CGI, ColdFusion

o Generator, ASP Turbine and UltraDev

o XIVIL and Database Design skills

Assuming no previous programming skills but a familiarity with ActionScript we'll take you from a cold start to confident delivery of fully-functional data-driven Flash projects that have come truly alive.

On the CD-Rom we've provided trial versions of all the key tools and technologies covered in the book.

this book for?

Who is Flash never stands still - and the future always arrives faster than you guessed. This book will take you to the next level of Flash 5 site development and it's aimed at:

Existing Flash users who want to move beyond the basics Web

developers who need to start working with graphicallyrich reactive Flash interfaces

Dedicated Flash designers who want to figure out how to deliver complex, data-rich content on the fly

Sommaire

• Introduction
• The Web
• Object-oriented ActionScripting
• Interactive Information Presentation
• Interactive Information Retrieval
• Event-driven Effects
• Advanced Interactivity
• Developing a Dynamic Front End
• Flash and JavaScript Integration
• Flash and Text Files
• Talking to the Server
• Passing Data with Flash and ASP
• PHA
• Using CGI Scripts with Flash
• Perl Scripting
• Introducing ColdFusion and Flash
• Introducing Macromedia Generator
• Generator by Example
• Introducing ASP Flash Turbine 5.0
• Scripting with ASP Flash Turbine
• Introduction to Dreamweaver UltraDev
• Integrating UltraDev With Flash
• Introducing Databases
• Flash, Access and ASP
• Databases Another Way
• Flash and XML
• WDDX
• Flash Gaming
• Flash News Site
• Object-oriented Programming
• Index