
About Flash Communication Server Applications 25
Tracking client information
You can use server-side ActionScript to collect and display
information regarding clients, transform data, moderate the communication, test conditions,
notify using e-mail and other means, and provide many other services. For example, later you’ll
work through samples that not only rely on the server to route information, but also expect the
server to keep track of client information. When you expect the server to provide some
application logic and return a result, you must provide the instructions in the form of server-side
ActionScript commands.
The Flash Communication Server processes information and sends it back to the client.
Connecting to external sources You can also use server-side ActionScript to develop
applications that interact with other servers; for example, your application might access a
database, and application server, or another Flash Communication Server. In this way, server-side
ActionScript can be used to add dynamic content to your application.
The Flash Communication Server communicates with other services.
The Flash Communication Server design model
In traditional client-server architecture, the client code provides the presentation layer, and the
server code enhances and organizes the experience using behind-the-scenes actions. For example,
server-side scripts in traditional web applications are most frequently used for some kind of
transaction; the client makes a request, the server does a database lookup or some resource-based
calculation, and then returns a result to the client.
Client 1 Client 2
Server
Client 1 Client 2
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