# Connecting database to flash mx

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-database-to-flash-mx/26660>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 25, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-database-to-flash-mx/26660 "2003-07-25T03:27:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SLamaJama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@SLamaJama](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SLamaJama)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-database-to-flash-mx/26660/1 "2003-07-25T03:27:21Z")

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hiya, anybody know any shortcut connection by just using microsoft access to retrieve database…currently trying out apache,php… javascript s… can ayone help on this?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-database-to-flash-mx/26660/2 "2003-07-25T03:43:12Z")

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you have to connect to your MS Access database through an asp page. you can also do it through flash remoting without the use of an asp page, but that seems much more complicated to me, plus you need a server that supports it. check out this link, these guys explain it well

[http://www.asp101.com/articles/flash/index.asp](http://www.asp101.com/articles/flash/index.asp)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-database-to-flash-mx/26660/3 "2003-07-29T06:00:49Z")

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So what do i basically need in order to set up a database using microsoft access?

1. ASP
2. Microsoft Access…what’s next?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-database-to-flash-mx/26660/4 "2003-07-29T14:43:28Z")

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IIS read here

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=27549&highlight=iis](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=27549&highlight=iis)