Is Flex the best choice...

[onefastcobra_99]

Hello,
I'm a bit new to Flash and Flex so please pardon my ignorance.

I am looking to build some calculators that would reside within a web site. Most of the interaction can/will be client-side, but may require retrieving data from a simple file or database on the server. The application is quite simple. The user would populate a few fields on a form and then submit the form the results would be displayed in a data table and in a chart (pie, bar, line, etc.) as appropriate. An example would be like a mortgage calculator to see what a house payment may be. I would like the entire application to be one flash file rather than a html form and an embeded flash chart. After all of my research I believe that Flex might be the best way to go. Am I on the right track or would there be a better approach?

Regards,
-Kevin

[dr_zeus]

That sounds like a great use of Flex. You should be able to easily use the DataGrid control and the Flex charts to build the app.

[Peter Cowling]

Flex is the best choice. Baked-in charting support, and database connectivity make Flex Builder the tool of choice.

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[onefastcobra_99]

Thanks for the responses. Just a couple of follow-up questions:
1) What site(s) have the best collection of sample applications?
2) What about sample code?
3) What about good reference books?

I tend to learn by diving into code rather than theory.

-Kevin

[flameup]

Why don't you want visit flex.org and do short search there?

[Peter Cowling]

This site is good for specific examples: http://blog.flexexamples.com/

It is good if you have come from alternate languages, and need to get a feel for how certain of the components work.


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[dr_zeus]

I put together a collection of links for getting started with Flex on my blog a while back. It should still be relevant:

http://joshblog.net/2007/04/05/ten-ways-beginners-can-learn-adobe-flex/

[onefastcobra_99]

thanks for the help. ill check them all out.