Passing variables between Flash and Rev

[Ken Ray]

> > The only thing that you *can* do, IMHO, is to launch the 
> Rev app and 
> > open a socket between the two, pass your information through the 
> > socket, and then close down Flash.
> >
> 
> This is interesting. Has anybody tried that ?

Actually, I have, and it works pretty well. 

> BTW sockets don't have to be opened on a same machine,
> right ? So what about opening sockets between a Flash app 
> running on a webpage and Rev cgi on a distant server ? Am I 
> completely spacing out ?

Theoretically you're right... Flash's "XML Socket" communication is normally
intended for comm to a web server, but there shouldn't be a reason it
couldn't talk to a Rev CGI...

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/