Need help with small project

[gallopinggiraffe]

So I am currently learning ActionScript 3(Please do not mention how old it is lol) and C# to move to a different position where I work. They want me to make a program that sends data from a local database using C# and have AS3 display whatever is in the database

I am having a hard time finding info on how to do this so any help is appreciated. Thanks!!

[a_bertrand]

I'm not an expert of AS3, but you should be able to have some sort of timer on AS3 and then request a WEBAPI / Webpage which serves your data. You should also be able to have some sort of TCP connection but there I don't know AS3 enough to even know how that could be called.

[hallsofvallhalla]

AS3..i just threw up in my mouth a little. hahah kidding.

cant you use sockets?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/428 ... -questions

looks like a good tutorial for c# to as3
https://jacksondunstan.com/articles/2872

[gallopinggiraffe]

I appreciate the help guys. I am extremely new to this stuff so it's like a foreign language. On the sockets would I just past the path to my local database or no?

[hallsofvallhalla]

you would path the response from c# to AS3, so I assume do all your db stuff on the c# side then pass response to AS3 via sockets.

[Jackolantern]

Oh man, I wish I had seen this earlier. I hope this guy is learning Flex. If he is learning AS3 through the Flash route this is going to be a pile of pain.

I actually liked AS3. A lot really. Typescript is essentially AS3 with a slightly different syntax.