Revised Question: How many ways can MMF 2 get and send data online?

[Grim_Jester]

How many ways can MMF 2 get and send data online? Can it remotely start something on a server, and get info from it? I am completely unskilled in this area, and I'm even having a problem forming the question correctly.

Could I get a list of all objects and extensions which deal with sending data online? If you can, I'd also like to know about any additional software or skill sets required to make use of the object or extension, such as SQL.

A friend of mine is interested in developing quickly with MMF 2, but I am unable to answer his questions.

I would also like to know.

Thanks.

[lh37]

Here's a list of useful extensions I use for sending/receiving data of some form online:

• Download Object (for downloading files via HTTP or HTTPS)
• FTP (for connecting to FTP servers)
• GET Object (for SQL and fetching data through GET and POST)
• Lacewing Relay Server (for setting up your own MMF2-based server for loads of purposes)
• Lacewing Relay Client (for connecting to the MMF2-based server)
• Lacewing Webserver (for hosting your own MMF2-based web site/pages)
• Web Control Object (useful for displaying web pages within your program)

You'll want to avoid the Network Object built-in to MMF2, it's obsolete and doesn't work as well these days.

I haven't mastered SQL and online databases, but one method I'll share with you is using Google Sites. What I tend to do is store a INI file on a file cabinet page, and use the Download Object to fetch this INI to a temporary directory. It works pretty well for simple things like the latest version of an application, but this is designed for only fetching a file containing data from an online web server.

To sending and receiving data, I recommend using Lacewing, there's lots of tutorials and support behind this extension, and it also deals with SQL, which I'm sure they'll be a tutorial for too! Check out the Lacewing sub-forums here.

Looking for a full list? A program called ExtensionView by Jaffob contains a full list of loads of extensions available for MMF2, and if you choose "Network" or "Internet", you'll be able to get a list of even more that may be handy for you.

I hope this might be a helpful start.

[Grim_Jester]

Thanks. This is very helpful!