Flex with JNDI

[taurivalor]

Hi Guys,



I am working with Flex2.0. I have gone through the
documentation, but I couldnt find how I could connect to a backend
LDAP source (eg. Sunone, ActiveDirectory..) using ActionScript.
Please help me understand how I could make LDAP calls using
Actionscript.



Thanks,

Tauri.

[JeffreyGong]

Hi taurivalor,



You may use RemoteObject to call a Java method inside a Java
Class (JavaBean), then let the Java method to connect to LDAP
(JNDI).



Hope it helps,



Jeffrey

[taurivalor]

Hi Jeffrey,



Thanks for the reply.

As you've said I will try to use RemoteObject to call a Java
method inside a Java Class (JavaBean), then let the Java method to
connect to LDAP (JNDI).



But, I did not understand how the Actionscript calls the
JavaBean..Pls help me understand this... 🙂



Thanks,

Tauri.

[JeffreyGong]

Hi taurivalor,



In ActionScript, it's like



ro.javaMethod()



in mxml, like



<mx:RemoteObject id="ro" destination="testds"
fault="faultHandler(event)">

<mx:method name="javaMethod"
result="resultHander(event)"/>

</mx:RemoteObject>



in remoting-config.xml, like



<destination id="testds">

<properties>

<source>test.MyJavaBean</source>

<scope>application</scope>

</properties>

</destination>



Have fun!



Jeffrey

[taurivalor]

Hi Jeffrey,



I have followed the steps that you've explained. Thanks for
the solution.

But I have a problem calling the java method in my action
script.



The following is my mxml file:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<mx:Application

xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"


viewSourceURL="src/XMLDataByReference/index.html"

>

<mx:Script>

<![CDATA[

import mx.controls.Alert;

import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;

import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent;

private function gotName(event:ResultEvent):void

{

Alert.show("Server Message: " + event.result, "Success");

}



private function faultHandler(event:FaultEvent):void

{

Alert.show("Server Message: Error");

}

]]>

</mx:Script>

<mx:Script>



<![CDATA[



private function getData():void

{



ro.getName();

//Invoke the call

}

//todo............

]]>

</mx:Script>



<mx:RemoteObject id="ro" destination="testds"
fault="faultHandler(event)">

<mx:method name="getName" result="gotName(event)"/>

</mx:RemoteObject>



<mx:Button label="Get LDAP Data" click="getData()"/>

</mx:Application>





I have declared the Javaclass in remoting-config.xml the
following way:



<destination id="testds">

<properties>

<source>/WEB-INF/classes/Test3</source>

<scope>application</scope>

</properties>

</destination>



When I click on the button it returns an error message from
faulthandler..



What could be the probable reason ?



Thanks,

Tauri Valor

[taurivalor]

Jeffrey,



Heres my JavaBean:



import javax.naming.Context;

import javax.naming.NameNotFoundException;

import javax.naming.NamingEnumeration;

import javax.naming.directory.Attribute;

import javax.naming.directory.InitialDirContext;

import javax.naming.directory.DirContext;

import javax.naming.directory.Attributes;

import javax.naming.directory.SearchControls;

import javax.naming.directory.SearchResult;

import javax.naming.NamingException;

import java.util.Hashtable;

import java.util.LinkedList;

import java.util.List;



public class Test3 {



public Object getName(){

Object name=null;

Hashtable env = new Hashtable();

env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
"com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");

// specify where the ldap server is running

env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL,
"ldap://localhost:2389/ou=People,dc=fiftyk,dc=com");

// use simple authenticate to authenticate the user

env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION, "simple");

env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "cn=Directory Manager");

env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "secret");



try {

// Create the initial directory context

DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env);



Attributes attrs = ctx.getAttributes("uid=userid.1");



// Find the surname ("sn") attribute of this object and
print it

System.out.println("Last Name: " + attrs.get("sn").get());

name=attrs.get("sn").get();



// Close the context

ctx.close();

} catch (NamingException e) {

System.err.println("Problem getting attribute: " + e);

}





return name;







}







}

[JeffreyGong]

Hi taurivaor,



Your remoting-config.xml should have the lines as follows,





<destination id="testds">

<properties>

<source>Test3</source>

<scope>application</scope>

</properties>

</destination>



Please note that "Test3" replaced "WEB-INF/classes/Test3" for
the source line in your case.



Have a try again.



Jeffrey

[taurivalor]

Jeffrey



Hi again !! Thanks again for your reply..

Ive tried changing the "remoting-config.xml" but I hv the
same problem...I think the Java class which I ve declared in
remoting-cofng.xml is not being identified.



I placed my java class in web-inf/classes folder.



I also tried placing the class in the same location where my
remoting-config.xml lies.



I have the same problem my error handler is being called
every time I press click button...



Please let me know if theres any other problem.

(Im using Tomcat4.1.27 to run my mxml file)





Thanks,

Tauri Valor.

[JeffreyGong]

Hi taurivalor,



It might be a problem by using Tomcat4.1.27. One of the
System requirements for FDS is Apache Tomcat 5.5.x based on Adobe.
Can you run Adobe FDS examples such as
http://localhost:8080/samples/sqladmin/sqladmin.mxml
from you PC?



Jeffrey

[taurivalor]

Hi Jeffrey



Im used Tomcat5.5, but I still had the same error. I tried
the example 'sqladmin' with database running, but I had the same
problem, It gives the error "Faled to send".



Im unable to track the problem. I also used jdk1.5 . I think
that my mxml file is not able to locate the java class which I
placed in web-inf/classes folder.



Please let me understand this problem...thx for your patience
🙂



Thanks,

Tauri Valor

[taurivalor]

Hi Jeffrey



I could finally access the RemoteObject, could retrieve the
data from ldap backend.

Im now trying to build a form which queries the back end and
displays the result.



I couldnt have done this without your help..



Thanks,

Tauri.

[taurivalor]

And by the way...I used Flex Test Drive Server to run my
application...



Thanks,

Tauri

[JeffreyGong]

Hi taurivalor,



The following link wil be in good help




http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/dataservices_intro_098_2.html



Jeffrey

[taurivalor]

Hi Jeffrey



I have been able to access RemoteObject from mxml.



Today I had a problem, when Im trying to call a RemoteObject
which retrieves the list of results from LDAP backend.



I wrote a java class in which Im using a Pojo to create an
object, the following is the chunk of code in my getAllAttrs()
method:



valsList

.add(new TPojo(attrs.get("cn").toString(), attrs.get(
"givenName").toString(), attrs.get( "telephoneNumber").toString(),
attrs.get( "userPassword").toString(), attrs.get
("objectClass").toString(), attrs.get("postalCode").toString(),
attrs.get("employeeNumber").toString(),
attrs.get("description").toString(), attrs.get("st").toString()));





When Im starting the server and trying to run my mxml , it
gives the following error :



[RPC Fault faultString="Send failed"
faultCode="Client.Error.MessageSend"
faultDetail="Channel.Connect.Failed error
NetConnection.Call.Failed: HTTP: Failed: url: '
http://localhost:8600/messagebroker/amf'"

at mx.rpc::AbstractInvoker/
http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::faultHandler()

at mx.rpc::Responder/fault()

at mx.rpc::AsyncRequest/fault()

at mx.messaging::ChannelSet/::faultPendingSends()

at mx.messaging::ChannelSet/channelFaultHandler()

at
flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()

at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()

at
mx.messaging::Channel/mx.messaging:Channel::connectFailed()

at
mx.messaging.channels::PollingChannel/mx.messaging.channels:PollingChannel::connectFailed()

at
mx.messaging.channels::AMFChannel/mx.messaging.channels:AMFChannel::statusHandler()





I have gone through web, and somewhere I learnt that its
because of the beta version of FDS.

But I dont think thats true since other examples works fine.



Please let me know if have any idea of the above problem 🙂



Thanks,

Tauri Valor.

[taurivalor]

Hi



Can I know how I could generate mxml from a java file ?

My challenge has been to read xml file using java and
generating a form in mxml .



Please help.



Thanks,

Tauri

[Mete_Atamel]

There's no automatic way to generate mxml from a Java
file.

[#17]

LCDS 2.5 has a JSP tag library that can be used to
dynamically create

MXML which will be compiled into a Flex application as a SWF.



See:




http://livedocs.adobe.com/livecycle/es/sdkHelp/programmer/lcds/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm...