ASPNetFlash

The ASPNetFlash software package has quickly become the industry standard for ASP.NET Flash embedding and interaction. At its simplest, the ASPNetFlash WebControl allows you to add Adobe Flash media (.swf files) into your ASP.NET web forms.But, ASPNetFlash is more than that - it has grown to become an essential development tool that allows you to now simply accomplish what was once clumsy or even thought impossible.

With ASPNetFlash version 2.0, developers are empowered with a built-in runtime Flash debugging console which enables clearer communication between Flash developers and .NET programmers.ASPNetFlash can now be DataBound to a .NET DataSource, and Flash Variables have become easier to define and modify. Included with our ASP.NET WebControl is a revolutionary ActionScript library that can be used in concert with our WebControl.We call it ActionSpeak™.

The Basics

• Removes the annoying "Click to activate and use this control" message on Flash Movies.
  
• Automatically detects the client's Flash plug-in version and appropriately displays alternative HTML content.
  
• Provides an HTML-alternative template that supports all .NET webform (ASPX) content.
  
• Produces XHTML compliant code (conventional Flash embedding techniques do not).
  
• Produces search engine friendly code.
  
• Allows you to produce WAI compliant, accessible websites with Flash media.
  
• Automatically detects your Flash Movie's principle properties, so that Flash can be added to your WebPages in just a few clicks.
  
• Compatible with Microsoft AJAX.
  
• All script and XHTML markup created by ASPNetFlash is encrypted, creating a blanket of security over your Flash files.

Debug Console

A common issue with Flash development, and with its incorporation into websites has been that often the Flash designer and the web developer are not the same person.Furthermore, debugging a live Flash module has always tended to boil down to a sophisticated game of guess and check. With the release of version 2.0 comes the concept of Live Flash Debugging.

The ASPNetFlash WebControl can now be run in DebugMode, which in a web browser presents the developer with a Remote Debugging Console.This console contains all of your Flash movie's real-time objects and variables.Additionally, it outputs the XHTML Object Code used to display the Flash object and any DataBound data in XML format.This debugging console is available to you at any point during the development process - from its infancy through live website maintenance.

One-Step DataBinding

1.Data Sources

ASPNetFlash is a DataBound WebControl.When a Data Source is affixed to the ASPNetFlash object, data from that source is read, encoded, and passed into the Flash movie when run.The following .NET DataSource controls are supported for databinding with Flash:

• XMLDataSource (Passed into Flash as XML)
  
• SiteMapDataSource (Passed into Flash as XML)
  
• ObjectDataSource (Passed into Flash as a Record Set)
  
• AccessDataSource (Passed into Flash as a Record Set)
  
• SQLDataSource (Passed into Flash as a Record Set)

Additionally, the DataSource variable can be directly set to any of the following objects:

• XMLReader
• TextReader
• XMLDocument

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