Connect to a public web service
Define a web service in Flash that will connect to a public web service.
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Create a new Flash document using Flash Professional 8. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet.
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Open the Web Services panel (Window > Other Panels > Web Services), and click Define Web Services.
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In the Define Web Services dialog box that appears, click Add Web Service (+), and then click the highlighted line to edit it.
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In the Web Services panel, inspect the methods, parameters, and results of the Macromedia Tips web service.
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Right-click the getTipByProduct() method, and select Add Method Call from the context menu.
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In the Property inspector, enter the instance name tips_wsc.
The component is now configured and on the Stage. You can place the component anywhere on or off the Stage-it is invisible when you run the application. |
The web service has one method, called getTipByProduct(). This method accepts a single parameter called product. The parameter is a string that tells the web service what Macromedia product you want to see a tip for. In the next step, you bind this parameter with a ComboBox instance in your application.
An instance of the WebServiceConnector component is added to the Stage.