Archive for December, 2009

If you have ever utlized the mySQL Query Browser and exported a resultset to XML, you may have notice the format that the XML file is in.  See the example below:

If you have ever tried to import XML like this into OI without a schema (which isn't easily provided), then you know there is some formatting that needs to be done to the XML.  I personally love using the OI function Get_XML_Value().  However, that function ceases to work with this formatting. Read more: Making mySQL XML Exports Friendlier to OpenInsight – Part 1

In this edition of "Adobe Flex for the OI Guy", we will discuss Actionsscript Operators and how they compare to OpenInsight's Operators.  First I will give you some links for you to review Actionscript operators, then I will go into detail on how it differs from OpenInsight Basic +.

For you to review Actionscript operators, visit http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/operators.html.  This will give you a good overview of what the operators are all about. Read more: Adobe Flex For The OI Guy – Part 2 – Operators

This series of articles is geared directly to OpenInsight Database developers that want an easy way to bring their application to the web.  In this case, Adobe Flash via Adobe Flex Builder 3, which utilizes ActionScript as the programming language behind the scenes.  These articles will be eventually rolled into a white paper.  Here is a sample Adobe Flex front-end with an OpenInsight back-end.  It CAN be done with relative ease.  Each week (or sooner, subscribe to our RSS feed) a new article in this series will be released.   Read more: Adobe Flex For The OI Guy – Part 1 – Introduction

In Adobe Flex, utilizing ActionScript, you may have a need to send data in the URL of the address you are opening your Flex (Flash) application in.  This is what it would look like in our code if we want to extract the "token" variable in the URL. For example, the URL would be http://www.clb-llc.com/page?token=12345678

Read more: Reading Variables in the URL