具有本地数据库的Flash应用程序（不是sqlite，不是air）

Question

I would like to have a Flash Application (not air) to connect to a local database.

Air is not only getting unsupported by Adobe in LINUX but besides, it has serious problems and miss implementation with SQLite.

So we want to connect to a local MySQL database. This application should be simple, so we do not want to also have an unnecessary web server (also local) to make a middle communication between the flash app and the MySQL server.

There is this driver that allow to communicate Flash with MySQL http://code.google.com/p/assql/

Question is:

1. Is this the best approach?
2. Would it be any problem using this approach when installing the whole application to each client? (because we also in the installation should install a MySQL server).

Answer 1

A MySQL SERVER is called a SERVER for a reason: It is meant to be installed on servers, not on clients. So the answer to your question is:

1) No, this is not the best approach. Not even close. You would be better off using a SQLite database (however shitty you may think it is)

2) Yes. Nobody would like installing a MySQL server on their computers just for the sake of running your application. Think of casual (non-expert) users who would need to install and configure the server just for running your app. That is the very REASON why they developed SQLite and so many languages support it.

You should check out http://code.google.com/p/air-sqlite/ for sqlite access in AIR (I don't know if this is the same as the inbuilt code or not, so just check that out)