integrating .net application with Flex API

Question

Dear  All

Weare trying to create an application where our backend is  .net and the map module is handled by flex API.I need to integrate these two..... I read about WebORB plugin helping in this case .. Can any one tell me is there any other option except WebORB or fluorine fx to integrate these two???

Thank You

RRubalcava · Answer

wsdl web services would probably suit most needs, depending on what you are doing. We started off using web services for some basic db queries, but when we moved to actually needing to do some ArcObjects for things like flow tracing or multiple spatial queries, we moved to WebOrb. I'm a big WebOrb fan, because if you can compile your functions to a dll, it's as simple as dropping it in a folder in your WebOrb directory and you can use it. There's even a browser console that will let you test your functions and provide sample code for Flex/Silverlight/Javascript.

If you want to take advantage of using RemoteObjects with WebOrb or even FlourineFX, I put a library up of .net objects that serialize to their Flex counterparts.
https://github.com/odoe/esri_dotnet_flex

AlexanderAnkrah · Answer

For anyone else looking I found this very good link from ESRI Australia  http://www.esriaustralia.com.au/esri/6895.html

Not quite an integration into studio but it works for me!

...and it's Free!

Good Luck

AlexanderAnkrah · Answer

Hi,
There appears to be a fair view plugins out there like Tofino http://www.ensemble.com/products/tofino.shtml and Amethyst http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Blog/Adobe-Flex-Plugin-For-Visual

but there's a common problem with pretty much these and most of the others I've some across, that is getting them to work with ESRIs Flex API!

See these two post http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/14632-How-to-make-these-together-vs2008%E3%80%81Tofino-Flex-plugin-and-arcgis-api-for-flex?highlight=plugin and http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/30431-Setup-Amethyst-plug-in-for-VS2008?p=102340#post102340

Don't know if you've made any headway on this but I'm still looking for some solution.

Thanks