Flash like graphics in Asp .NET

[mikeyhardingboyo]

Hi im new to ASP .NET and have to build an application that is a heavily data-driven website. More specifically the data from the application will update a image in real-time about changes to devices on a network (each device with be represented in the image (webpage) and change accordingly (e.g transition from green to red if there is a problem with it etc. So my question is could some one point me in the direction of a tutorial for making using cool graphics in ASP .NET, or point me in the direction of a tutorial/code that shows how to link ASP .NET with Flash (ACTIONSCRIPT). Any help much appreciated. FZ.

[RichardGrimmer]

You may like to consider SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics.... I've been using this quite a bit recently for two main reasons - 1) it's VERY simple to get some really nice looking UIs and effects etc, and b) it can be scripted with any scripting language, and has build in suport for animation / attribute modification via script. It does have its drawbacks - for instance, need an SVG viewer installed on the client (same for flash I guess), and unfortunately, there's no way to include "inline" SVG in other docs - have to use the tag or an iFrame and a standalone SVG file. Having said that, I'm part of the way through a set of tools to simplify this stuff - basically a js lib that manipulates the DOM to add elements, and a ServerControl that does similar from the server side...quite straightforward to impl.... "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox