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Data push to flex application from .net backend

Hi All, I'm about to go into a large scale application (client-flex, server-.net). The server side is required to push data to the clients without them asking for it, this data can be tables from the DB or simply 2 integers the application needs to consider. I tried to consider WebOrb.net for the job but the documentation is very poor ...

If RTMPT only works on the root of IIS, then how can I have multiple applications in IIS using RTMPT?

I'm using flex-weborb-asp.net and I'm trying to make RTMPT (RTMP Tunneling through http). RTMP works just fine, but are having problems with firewalls. Now, apparently, RTMPT calls are always done at http://localhost. I can't seem to make it work at for instance http://localhost/edumatic/trunk, which is an application in IIS. If I config...

WebOrb/Flex: How to call a method on a RemoteClass returned by a RemoteObject

I have a RemoteObject returning a 'Schedule' class. I've created a client side RemoteClass to map to it. All properties of the class instance are coming in fine. I just not clear on how I go about calling methods on the class. How would I call a setter on startdate? package classes.remote { [Bindable] [RemoteClass(alias...

Flash RemoteObject Weborb connection without services-config.xml (no Flex)

Context : I'm working on a Flash application developed with FDT and compiled with Flash CS4 (I need a huge library). It should connect to various Weborb services. Weborb is properly configured. My services are properly executed, and values returned, via the management console. Weborb examples as well as various tests compiled with Flex ...

Asp.NET Principal WebORB HttpHandler

I have a Flex-WebORB-Asp.NET application. When logging in, there's a AuthenticationHandler which implements a WebORB interface: IPrincipal CheckCredentials(string username, string password, Request message); So I create a Principal and return it. WebORB uses the Principal to check for Authentication and Authorization of remote method ...

Ruby on Rails + WebORB + authlogic + Flex

Hi, I'm developing on a Rails project that uses authlogic for authentication. And I have a part in that project that is realized with Flex, and I need to know how a user can be authenticated if he or she is logged in or not. I've set up a webservice called UserSessionService and was trying to get the user who is logged in, but it doesn...

Hide the referenced assemblies in the weborb console. Is this possible?

Hide the referenced assemblies in the weborb console. Is this possible? (weborb.dll in example) ...

Accessing models from Flex through WebORB on Ruby on Rails

Hi, I'm using the RiaForge Plugin for Flash Builder 4 and WebORB for accessing data from my Rails application. In Rails I defined the dependencies of my models by using has_many, belongs_to... I've got some models, for example the User model and the Picture model (user has many pictures, picture belongs to user) Creating services in A...

Date/Time conversion problems from Rails to Flex?

I am getting the following error: TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert "2010-01-02 23:28:17 UTC" to Date. I am using WebORB to transfer data between Rails and Flex. The data coming from Rails is of type: 'ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone'. I am trying to assign it to a Flex 'Date' data type. What am I missing? ...

WebORB and "Code Generation Failed" message

Hi, I'm trying to get an installation of webOrb 3.6.0.3 working, but am stuck getting the model to "build". I've connected to the database server, with the proper credentials. WebOrb asks me which specific DB to connect to, and displays the list for me to choose from, so I know that part is working. In the databases list, I can drill i...

MVC dbml and weborb for .net performance.

We have a flex application that runs along side a mvc .net application. Our flex app communicates with .net via Weborb. We recently put our entire database schema into a single dbml file. Previously we had the database schema split out into several dbmls. The problem we have run into since consolodating into one dbml is that our weborb c...

Response time increasing (worsening) over time with consistent load

Ok. I know I don't have a lot of information. That is, essentially, the reason for my question. I am building a game using Flash/Flex and Rails on the back-end. Communication between the two is via WebORB. Here is what is happening. When I start the client an operation calls the server every 60 seconds (not much, right?) which results i...

Simplifying Flex deployments in services-config.xml?

I am using Flex/Flash to build a UI which front-ends my Rails server application. I am using WebORB as the communication mechanism. My question should apply beyond just WebORB, however. (I think). Specifically, it has to do with the services-config.xml file. I have a local (laptop) dev environment, a remote dev and a remote production e...

WebOrb.net / Alternatives

Hello All, I'm working on an online forex trading system and a while back we have decided to use weborb for .net. The decision was made mainly because we already have a pretty solid .net backbone that was built for the current HTML website. This decision is turning out to be very problematic for some reasons. WebOrb client SDK is no...

WebOrb - Serializing an object as a string

We have an Adobe Flex client talking to a .NET server using WebORB. Simplifying things, on the .NET side of things we have a struct that wraps a ulong like this: public struct MyStruct { private ulong _val; public override string ToString() { return _val.ToString("x16"); } // Parse method } And a class: ...

Is 30 calls / second a lot for one IIS server?

We have a RIA application that 300 clients concurrently use in an intranet environment. Together they make 30 calls / second to IIS (asp.net) (actually it's 60 but calls are loadbalanced over two IIS servers). Half of the calls is getting an asset (Caching Profile is used so most of the time cache is hit), the other half is saving data t...

Is there a way to simulate a remote AMF call with WCAT?

I managed to use WCAT to test an url for an aspx page getting an asset. Now I would like to use it to test a remote call to WebORB from Flex. Problem is I don't know what to put in RequestData, RequestHeader, ... If I look with Charles (HTTP Monitor), then it's impossible to copy paste the request data (it has squares and all kind of we...

What AMF Servers Support Remote Shared Objects?

Greetings. I'm planning on building a Flex based multiplayer game, and I'm researching what will be required for the server end. I have PHP experience, so I started looking at ZendAMF. Now in this game, I'll need the concept of rooms, and real time updates to clients in those rooms, so it looks like I'll be using remote shared objects ...

What value does WebORB add when accessing a .NET service?

I've been reading about WebORB, and am wondering: if I just need to call methods on a .NET web service from my Flex app, does it add any value? ...

Can't return value from another instantiated class/method using WebORB for PHP

I'm trying to use WebORB for PHP. The /weborb/ folder has been copied into my web root and I can access the console via /weborb/index.php. I've copied my test application into /weborb/_Services/Test/Main.php. The file contents is as follows: <?php require_once '/home/user/www/MyClass.php'; class Main { public function testMethod(...