"ActionScript cookbook".When faced with the choice of putting in long hours and pulling out their hair in frustration over a scripting project, or going home a little early because the project was accurately and concisely done, most Flash developers would opt for the latter scenario. Joey Lott's latest tome, "ActionScript Cookbook (programming) cookbook - (From amateur electronics and radio) A book of small code segments that the reader can use to do various magic things in programs. One current example is the "PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook" by Adobe Systems, Inc (Addison-Wesley, ISBN " (O'Reilly), is designed to help Flash MX developers be home in time for dinner while still impressing the powers-that-be at work with their coding prowess. "ActionScript is essential to Flash developers in today's market," notes Lott. "While there will always be a place for linear animations, most of today's Flash content requires much more interactivity, and ActionScript is the key. As I was writing the book, I was increasingly motivated by excitement for the material. The more I wrote, the more new and useful recipes seemed to present themselves. It is absolutely great to be able to discover answers to common problems and questions, and make them accessible to people to help them in expressing themselves through their work with Flash and ActionScript. This book is for anyone who knows what they want to accomplish, but needs to know how." ActionScript has blossomed into a large and important language whose sheer volume of capabilities can be daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin . Because complex Flash issues can arise, cagey ca·gey also ca·gy adj. ca·gi·er, ca·gi·est 1. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer. 2. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer. coders need to use all resources at their disposal to avoid and untangle tricky situations. "ActionScript Cookbook" is bound to be one of the most well thumbed references in the ActionScript developer's library. Employing Cookbookstyle, Lott guides scripters towards swift resolution of issues, while imparting practical techniques for resolving similar dilemmas in the future. Here's a small sampling of what can be found amongst the 28 recipe-laden chapters (including seven full chapters of sample applications): * Drawing shapes at runtime * Controlling movie clips programmatically Using programming to accomplish a task. * Accepting user input and manipulating text strings * Accessing audio and video via Flash Communications Server See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. * Working with Flash Remoting Calling an application (service) on a remote server from within a Flash movie on the user's machine. See Flash and remoting. to connect to back end databases * Using record sets with data grids  The introduction to this article is vague. To comply with Wikipedia's guidelines, it should be improved.
* Building a Flash Paint Application * Creating a Video/Chat Message Server Application * Creating an MP3 Jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. * Creating a personalizable MyPage Application Whether you are a beginner or master--or somewhere in between--these recipes help you handle situations that arise in every ActionScript project. Additional Resources: Chapter 16, "Storing Persistent Information," is available free on line at: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ actscptckbk/chapter/index.html |
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