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Using an Encrypted Local Database in Adobe AIR: Apr 7, 2009; Secure data storage and retrieval is a cornerstone of most websites. Just as Adobe AIR applies web technologies to create desktop applications, as of AIR 1.5 you can also incorporate an encrypted local database in your desktop applications. Larry Ullman provides the details.

Using Number Variables in PHP: Feb 25, 2009; Learn to work with number variables in PHP, both integers (whole numbers) and floating-point numbers (aka floats or decimals).

Finding Scriptable Objects with AppleScript: Jan 28, 2009; Finding scriptable objects is a common task and something that AppleScript and scriptable applications do exceptionally well. In this chapter, the authors cover the techniques used to locate specific scriptable objects.

How to Create Scripts for Online Forms with Adobe LiveCycle Designer: Oct 5, 2007; Digital forms expert J.P. Terry shows you how to improve the functionality and usability of your online forms through scripting.

From Flash to Flex: Creating ActionScript Components for Flex: Jul 27, 2007; Kris Hadlock explains how to create an ActionScript component for Flex by using XML as a data source to offer reusability in your Flex applications.

From Flash to Flex: Moving to ActionScript 3: Jul 6, 2007; In his second article from the Flash to Flex series, which focuses on helping you migrate your work environment from Flash to Flex by learning the differences between and comparing the two applications, Kris Hadlock shows you all you need to know to get started using ActionScript 3. In this article you’ll learn how to create packages and classes and incorporate them into a Flex project.

From Flash to Flex: Integrating ActionScript with MXML: Jun 8, 2007; Are you familiar with Flash and interested in making a move to Flex? This article is for you. It will show you the differences between the two applications and how to make a smooth transition. In this first article of a multipart series, "From Flash to Flex," Kris Hadlock shows you how to begin creating your first Flex application by integrating ActionScript with MXML.

PHP 5 Security Techniques: Apr 13, 2007; Most beginning programmers fail to understand the truth about security: there is no such thing as "secure" or "insecure." The wise programmer knows that the real question is how secure a site is. The focus in this sample chapter is therefore how to make your applications more secure.

Building a Table Class in ActionScript 2.0: Mar 16, 2007; Bront Davis says that it's not as complicated as you may think to display tabular HTML data in a Flash application. Working with ActionScript and XPath, this article examines a custom class for presenting HTML-based table data in Flash.

ActionScripting for Designers: Controlling Audio: Feb 23, 2007; In this article, James Gonzalez sets you up to practice creating and using some important ActionScript components including functions and Sound objects. You will learn how to create a custom sound object to control the volume of an audio file playing, not from a timeline, but from within the library.

Flash ActionScripting for Designers: Scripting a Telescoping Menu: Feb 9, 2007; Flash is a great tool for creating animated menus and other navigation elements. James Gonzalez shows you how to use ActionScript to create a compact telescoping menu system that saves valuable screen real estate yet still provides one-click access to many pages of your web site.

Flash ActionScripting for Designers: Controlling Independent Timelines: Jan 19, 2007; Flash can run multiple movie clip and SWF Timelines simultaneously. It is often useful to get these various Timelines working together with one Timeline controlling some or all of the others with ActionScript. This communication is achieved through the use of target paths. In this article, author James Gonzalez reviews this important concept through the use of examples containing working target path scripts.

Flash ActionScripting for Designers: Controlling Timeline Playback: Jan 12, 2007; In Flash, once a movie starts, it plays in its entirety until it either reaches the last frame of the last scene on the Timeline, or it is instructed otherwise. The only way to instruct Flash is through the use of ActionScript. Author James Gonzalez reviews the basic scripts you must learn to direct Flash to execute basic but critical project functions.

HTML Forms and PHP: Jan 5, 2007; This chapter covers the basics of creating HTML forms and how the form data is transmitted to your PHP script. It introduces several key concepts of real PHP programming, including how to debug and manage errors in your scripts.

JavaScript Language Essentials: Dec 29, 2006; Tom Negrino and Dori Smith go into detail about the basic elements of JavaScript and introduce you to other aspects of the JavaScript language, such as loops, arrays, and more about functions.

Flash ActionScripting for Designers: Taking the Mystery Out of ActionScript: Dec 15, 2006; To really get the most out of Flash, you need to learn and use ActionScript. Read this concise ActionScript primer by author James Gonzalez to start taking the mystery out of this versatile and powerful web technology.

Creating Dynamic Web Sites with PHP and MySQL: Jul 14, 2006; This chapter covers a hodgepodge of ideas, all used to create dynamic Web applications. These include incorporating external files, writing and using your own functions, sending email, redirecting the Web browser, and using PHP's date() function.