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BaincroiX
05-10-2002, 03:59 AM
Okay, I am doing a flash site for a gaming community. At first I was only going to do the run-of-the-mill site, graphics, external text files, etc.
Then I saw the potential in Flash for being dynamic.
Okay, what I want to accomplish is a site where users log in using id/password. Once in, they have a page that is specific to them.
Character name, portrait, location, A journal which can be updated, friends online...
Anyway, I bought a book called Flash 5 Dynamic Content Studio. Good book, it just left me hanging though.
Where is the best place for me to find Flash 5/generator or JGenerator open source, tutorials, etc? The d00d in the book promised that Flash with generator can do anything then managed to leave out exactly how thats possible.
Also, my server does not allow ASP, so it would have to be somethng else.

Any ideas guys? I know I can do this if I have the right source.
tg
05-10-2002, 03:22 PM
check to see if your server will run php, there is alot of info/help on the web for php. also, if you combine flashmx with php, you can probably skip generator. i believe i heard at flashforward that generator is a product that is not going to be further developed by macromedia, altho they will still support it.
BaincroiX
05-10-2002, 03:30 PM
PHPand Flash MX, huh?
I just recently picked up Flash 5....
Guess I should have waited.
Is MX all that different from Flash 5?
tg
05-10-2002, 04:06 PM
in a word? yes.
BaincroiX
05-10-2002, 04:25 PM
Okay, I will download the trial I guess.
Do you think that what I have submitted above is feasible?
Can I create a unique page for every member of the community with MX and PHP?
I'm not afraid of the work involved, as long as I know it's possible.
tg
05-10-2002, 04:33 PM
most definitly. but the work load may get to be a bit much. you may want to look into database stuff too (mySQL goes good with php). or with mx you could use the sharedobject object (i think thats what its called) to store info on the client machine(don't know how much your able to store tho) check out the mx forum here. may be a good place to lurck/search/ask for info.