FLEX 2... Or Flash Remoting

Hi, could someone please help me make a decision with which
architecture to use to build a flash application?
I want a flash front end, i dont care about users who dont
have a flash player; this is for a commercial enterprise for a
specific user base. My application is for property, the management
and maintenance of, so the property is the main object and all data
relating to its financial budgets, leaseholders who live in the
block, maintenance records, health and safety and cleaning records;
etc. The users all need to be directed by and communicate through
this central organisation and management tool.
I can use Flash pretty well but have never used flash
remoting or ever learned to connect flash to database query
results.
So do i build using the Flex 2, Adobe Air, or Flash Remoting
MX
I have been learning Coldfusion and have a back end being
developed as we speak in fusebox methodology and microsoft sql
database.

Hi,
If you must make application more flexible for you,
you must get Flex. it's an ide.
If you want to custom componant or animation you must take
flash.
Olivier
Stu@Seashores a écrit :
> Hi, could someone please help me make a decision with
which architecture to use
> to build a flash application?
> I want a flash front end, i dont care about users who
dont have a flash
> player; this is for a commercial enterprise for a
specific user base. My
> application is for property, the management and
maintenance of, so the property
> is the main object and all data relating to its
financial budgets, leaseholders
> who live in the block, maintenance records, health and
safety and cleaning
> records; etc. The users all need to be directed by and
communicate through this
> central organisation and management tool.
>
> I can use Flash pretty well but have never used flash
remoting or ever learned
> to connect flash to database query results.
>
> So do i build using the Flex 2, Adobe Air, or Flash
Remoting MX
> I have been learning Coldfusion and have a back end
being developed as we
> speak in fusebox methodology and microsoft sql database.
>
>
>
>

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