| Flash and XML: A Developer's Guide |
| By Dov Jacobson, Jesse Jacobson |
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| Publisher | : Addison Wesley |
| Pub Date | : November 20, 2001 |
| ISBN | : 0-201-72920-2 |
| Pages | : 368 |
| | Copyright |
| | | Preface |
| | | | What's Up? |
| | | | Don't Stop! |
| | | | Who Are You? |
| | | | Why? |
| | | | Typographic Conventions |
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| | | Acknowledgments |
| | | Chapter 1. Flash Basics |
| | | | The Background of Flash |
| | | | Practical Flash |
| | | | Event-Driven Graphics |
| | | | Building a Button |
| | | | Constructing a Round |
| | | | Making Keyframes |
| | | | Constructing the Responses |
| | | | Finishing Features |
| | | | Conclusion ”and Beyond |
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| | | Chapter 2. Flash ActionScript: Objects and Events |
| | | | Object Orientation Concepts |
| | | | Object-Oriented Theory vs. ActionScript Reality |
| | | | Flash Objects |
| | | | Programmable Button |
| | | | Data Encapsulation |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 3. More ActionScript: Data-Driven Interfaces |
| | | | Data-Driven Decisions |
| | | | Data-Driven Everything |
| | | | Isolating the Data |
| | | | Dynamic Creation of Graphics |
| | | | Multiple Questions |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 4. XML Fundamentals |
| | | | XML Background |
| | | | How XML Works |
| | | | Designing the Data |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 5. XML Structure |
| | | | Element |
| | | | Name |
| | | | Start Tag |
| | | | End Tag |
| | | | Attributes |
| | | | Text (Character Data) |
| | | | Entity References |
| | | | Comments |
| | | | Processor Instructions |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 6. XML Validation: DTD |
| | | | Purpose of DTD |
| | | | Valid XML and Well-Formed XML |
| | | | DTD Declarations |
| | | | Entities |
| | | | Namespace |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 7. HTTP Connection |
| | | | Characteristics of HTTP |
| | | | Structure of HTTP |
| | | | Loading Data from a File |
| | | | Making a Self-Loading High Score Display |
| | | | Object-Oriented Implementation |
| | | | Data File |
| | | | Flash Download Security |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 8. XML Connection |
| | | | Downloading XML |
| | | | XML.load |
| | | | Debugging Flash |
| | | | Event-Driven Functionality |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 9. Recursive Approach |
| | | | Event-Driven Code |
| | | | Recursive Design |
| | | | Recursion |
| | | | Recursion in Practice |
| | | | Graphic XML Browser |
| | | | Interactive Node Viewer |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 10. XML Server |
| | | | XML Online |
| | | | Dedicated XML Server |
| | | | Middle-Tier Solutions |
| | | | PHP Basics |
| | | | PHP and XML |
| | | | XML-Driven Flash Client |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 11. Database Fundamentals |
| | | | Background |
| | | | Advantages of a DBMS |
| | | | Advantages of SQL |
| | | | Keys |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 12. SQL Syntax |
| | | | Varieties of SQL |
| | | | Prompt |
| | | | Tables |
| | | | Guidelines for Building a Table |
| | | | Types of Data |
| | | | Adding Data to Tables |
| | | | Reading Records from the Table |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 13. Serving from SQL |
| | | | Connecting to a Database |
| | | | Interaction with a Database |
| | | | Parsing Commands |
| | | | Fetching a Row |
| | | | Trial-and-Error Approach |
| | | | Scalable Alternative |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 14. XML Upload |
| | | | Flash Client |
| | | | Uploading to PHP |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 15. Two-Way XML |
| | | | Event-Driven Parsing |
| | | | Building the PHP Parser |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 16. Cookies |
| | | | ActionScript XML Objects |
| | | | Stateless Persistence |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 17. Three Tiers |
| | | | Database |
| | | | Flexible Middle Tier |
| | | | Client Tier |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 18. Flash to the World |
| | | | Domain Perimeter |
| | | | PHP Proxy |
| | | | Client |
| | | | RSS File |
| | | | RSS Browser |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 19. XML Sockets |
| | | | Advanced Socket Programming |
| | | | XMLSocket |
| | | | Simple Socket System |
| | | | Simple Socket Server |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 20. Multiplexed XML Sockets |
| | | | Chat |
| | | | Client with History |
| | | | Multiclient Server |
| | | | Beyond PHP |
| | | | Conclusion |
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| | | Chapter 21. End Note |
| | | Appendix A. Microsoft Compatibility |
| | | | ASP Code with Flash |
| | | | IIS and PHP |
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| | | Appendix B. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) |
| | | Appendix C. Tools and Sources |
| | | | Network Tool |
| | | | Servers |
| | | | XML Tools |
| | | | PHP Tools |
| | | | MySQL Tools |
| | | | Flash |
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