The ActionScript Cookbook breaks it all into the tasks that are relevant, practical, and insightful. It is interesting to beginners and ActionScript coder experienced jockeys, this book offers new perspectives and approaches to ActionScript development that will empower all developers. Here is an example of what you'll find: Drawing shapes on a video clip programmaticallyAccepting runtimeControlling user input and manipulating text stringsAccessing audio and video via Flash Communications ServerWorking with Flash Remoting to connect to the back end sets record with data gridsAnd databasesUsing, much, much deeper more than 20 recipe-laden chapters filled chaptersSeven sample applications including Video / Chat Message Server applications and moreThis Cookbook logical development from short recipes for small problems again, more complex scripts for thornier riddles allows developers to link modular ActionScript pieces together to create a rock-solid solutions for Flash applications.