Producing a high-impact web experience by integrate Macromedia Flash and ASP

By Katie Tuttle

CS 330: Internet Architecture and Programming Project

Producing high-impact web experience Macromedia Flash allows fast graphics and

animations ASP runs on the web server which manipulate

server objects Working with Third-party, Server-side Applications Flash can be integrated with ASP, server-side

application In doing so data can be display dynamically Exciting web sites increases user activity to that

site

Macromedia Flash 5 Uses graphics, animation, sound and

interactivity to display practical information Flash movies can now communicate directly

with server-side scripts and programs Flash can create presentations or attractive

advertisements Flash can broadcast business in a new and

more exciting way then is possible with conventional marketing

Applications Services Provider (ASP) Enables Web developers to produce dynamic

content within the convenience of a markup environment.

Combine the power of server-side processing with the ease of HTML-syntax

ASP Page requested by the web server that supports ASP, it is first interpreted by Internet Sever Application Programming Interface filter

Then the interpreted output is sent back to the requesting client.

Working with Third-party, Server-side Applications Combining Flash and

ASP Data transfer to the

database Data is display

attractively Manipulation of data

interaction with Flash How Flash and ASP

interaction (to the right)

Create a Flash and ASP application In creating a Flash and ASP application Flash interface that calls an ASP page, retrieve

data from the database Flash interface collects and sends data from

the user to the database through the ASP page ASP is a mediator between the database and

outputs in the format with or without changing the data

Takes data sent from the Flash interface and stores it in the database

Sending data from Flash and storing it in the databasePreparing the Flash interfaceGetting the form sending data to the

database to workCarrying out the insert operation

through ASP

Involves the following Flash sends the data from the ‘Input Form’

to the ASP file ASP sends the data to be stored to the

database ASP sends the results of its operation to the

Flash interface Flash sets a counter while the ASP inserts

the data and shows success or failure of the operation

Integrating Flash and ASP Create a Database in

Microsoft Access Create Flash form

interface Create an Empty ASP

File and HTML file to close the guestbook window

Input form (to the right)

How it all works

Preparing the Flash Interface Name the text field boxes Write action-scripts for

the buttons Make a counter to give

the interface time to check if the data has been inserted

Make frames to show success or failure of the operation

Successful and Failed Frame

ASP Getting Data and Flash Displays Data Getting Data and sending it to FlashASP page interacts with the Database

and gets the required dataASP sends the retrieved data to FlashFlash displays the data got from the

ASP fileFlash displays the first recordNavigating through the records

Flash Preloader Preloader usually made

to attractive the user to keep them occupied while the application is loading

This is the last frame to the Flash and ASP application

Flash and ASP GuestBook The last step is export to

the web In a web site: <a href="javascript: {var

xwin=window.open ('/aurora.wells.edu/~ktuttle/GuestBook/Guestbook.asp','FlashGuestBook','width=240,height=280, resize=no')}">Guest Book</a>

Significance of Flash and ASP ASP is being used in businesses to control

and update their database Businesses are finding that with Flash on

their web sites that they can attract more viewer

Integration of ASP and Flash can be used to develop product or service demonstrations

Flash can broadcast business in a new and more exciting way then is possible with conventional marketing

Relates to the Material in the CourseASP relates to the server for it interacts

with the serverFlash interacts with ASP and the clientThe coding in ASP is like HTML and

has the same effect as CGI programs Integrating Flash and ASP shows how

the understanding Internet Architecture and Programming is important