1	Flash Remoting 101 Tom Muck
2	Introduction to Flash Remoting Remoting: More than just a Name What is Flash Remoting? How Does Flash Remoting Work? What is it Used For?
3	Technologies Flash (client) Application server Database server File system Email XML Web services
4	Action Messaging Format (AMF) Automatically handles all datatype conversions between ActionScript and server. Can convert multiple complex datatypes. Seamlessly supports multiple server-side technologies and application servers. Allows remote services and web services to be called directly from Flash without requiring any additional server-side code to be written.
5	Action Messaging Format (cont) Provides a simple and consistent API for calling remote services and web services from the Flash Player. Action Message Format (AMF) to serialize data offers better performance than string-based serialization techniques (such as XML), even though it is not as widely supported as XML.
6	The Server-Side Languages Macromedia ColdFusion MX (built in) J2EE Application Servers and Java Servlet Engines (Tomcat, etc) Macromedia JRun 4 (built in) Microsoft ASP.NET PHP
7	Benefits Why not XML? (sample) HTML and Server-side Code (sample)
8	Flash Remoting Requirements Compatible application server Macromedia Flash MX Macromedia Flash Remoting Components Macromedia Flash Remoting Adapter
9	The Authoring Environment Flash Remoting Components NetServices class RecordSet class DataGlue class NetDebug class
10	Flash Remoting Windows and Menu Options NetConnection Debugger Service Browser Help Menu
11	Bottom Line: Typical Installations http://www.flash-remoting.com/basics/options.cfm
12	Hello World Flash MX ActionScript Code ColdFusion MX ServerSide ActionScript Java using JRun 4 or other J2EE Servers Microsoft .NET Server Web Service PHP Download .fla
13	The RecordSet Object Structure of the RecordSet Object Using the RecordSet Object Flash Remoting Using a RecordSet Server-side code CF C# Java PHP SSAS The Client-side ActionScript Code Download .fla
14	DataGlue Allows simple binding of RecordSet data to UI components #include “DataGlue.as” Using DataGlue Download .fla
15	Flash Remoting and PHP Introducing AMF-PHP Installing AMF PHP Simple example http://www.amfphp.org
16	Where to Get More Information http://www.macromedia.com/go/flashremoting http://www.flash-remoting.com/ Books Complete Flash Remoting by Joey Lott Flash Remoting MX: The Definitive Guide by Tom Muck