ActionScript to JavaScript: Let's get these two talking

One of the neatest features of Flash 8.0/ActionScript 2.0 is the improved facility for communicating with JavaScript. I'm an ASP.NET guy, and this is an easy way to send information from ActionScript to JavaScript to ASP.NET. Hint: Use the HiddenField control. This will enable you to create an application with zero postback(Until the last step, of course!). Fast, fast, fast! It is also possible to send data to a waiting web service or java servlet. ActionScript uses the ExternalInterface.call method...

Posted On Monday, March 13, 2006 2:57 AM | Feedback (4)

FTP and ASP.NET 2.0

I recently played with the new FTP capabilities of ASP.NET 2.0. I created several directories on my web server, each of which harbored multiple files(text and images). My goal was to create identically named directories on my FTP server, and then send the contents of the original web server directories to their new FTP server counterparts. All things considered, this is a nice addition to the .NET quiver. Goes a little something like this: 1.) Creating directories on an FTP server that match directories...

Posted On Friday, March 10, 2006 7:56 PM | Feedback (9)

Hoff and Pepsi: Two Giants Unite As One

Best wallpaper ever. Period. http://www.pepsisamba.com.a

Posted On Friday, March 10, 2006 3:43 PM | Feedback (1)