Connecting to SQL Server 2005

[Former Community Member]

Hi,

I have a website that's running SQL Server 2005, and I have a
photo album in that, which I populate as and when I get new photos
of the site. I would like to have a horizontal list control that
shows the albums one after the other. I am ok with the flex UI
part, but I don't know how to get the SQL Server intergration. Do i
need FDS for this ?



I also want it such that the Flex Control recieves updates as
and when I create a new album. Can Flex directly connect to the SQL
database.table.row ? or should it rely on XML for that ?

[atta707]

FDS -- rebranded as LiveCycle -- is totally optional.



No. Flex won't connect to any DB server directly.



Yes. You'd need XML or JSON or any other format.



Essentially you'll be using HttpService fronted to a,
perhaps, as ASP.NET page that gives you the data.