First create a class in a separate AS file, to extend the Connection:
import mx.remoting.Connection;
import mx.controls.Alert;
class ServiceConnection extends Connection {
function onStatus(p_status:Object):Void {
if (p_status == undefined) {
//trace(“SC: The host cannot be reached”);
var al = Alert.show(
“Sorry a communications error has occurred.\n\nPlease check your network and internet connection and then reload this page.”,
“Network Error!”
);
al.setSize(360, 200);
} else {
//trace(“onStatus: ” + p_status.code); // never runs?
}
}
}

then any number of services can be created to use the same connection:
this.serviceConnection = new ServiceConnection();
this.serviceConnection.connect(gatewayUrl);

this.myService1 = new Service(null, null, “HelloWorld”, this.serviceConnection, new RelayResponder(this, “myService1ResultHandler”, “anyServiceFault”)
);

this.myService2 = new Service(null, null, “HelloUniverse”, this.serviceConnection, new RelayResponder(this, “myService2ResultHandler”, “anyServiceFault”)
);

var service:Service = new Service(null, null, ‘HelloWorld’, conn);

to become:

var service:Service = new Service(null, null, ‘HelloWorld’, conn, this);

That seemed to do the trick for me.

try to publish for Flash 7 to see if it fix the type mismatch error. If so when publishing for Flash 8 define service like this :
[code]
var service:Service = new mx.remoting.Service(gatewayUrl, null, 'HelloWorld');
[/code]
Seems AS2 in Flash8 doesn’t understand well ‘new Service’ it needs ‘new mx.remoting.Service’ for not issuing a type error… I eventually ran amok before seeing this page : http://yawoong.com/board/view.php?id=tutorial_kidari70&no=127

Damn it, it’s so easy actually.. and I was looking for such a long time for a solution!

Thanks guys.

var gatewayUrl:String = “http://dev.caleb.org/amfphp/gateway.php”
var conn:Connection = new Connection();
conn.onStatus = function( info ):Void
{
if (info == undefined) {
trace(“The host can’t be reached”);
} else {
trace(“onStatus: ” + info.code);
}
}
conn.connect(gatewayUrl);
var service:Service = new Service(null, null, ‘HelloWorld’, conn);
var pc:PendingCall = service.say(“Hello world!”);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, “handleResult”, “handleError”);
function handleResult(re:ResultEvent)
{
trace(‘The result is: ‘ + re.result);
}
function handleError(fe:FaultEvent)
{
trace(‘There has been an error’);
}

Hope that helps.

Thanks a lot for sharing this code! I wouldn’t have known about this issue otherwise.

Unfortunately, I just can’t get it to work properly. Adding ‘this’ as the last parameter for the service call will return a ‘type mismatch’ compiler error, and simply removing it (or adding a valid responder param) doesn’t do anything at all (as in no RPC code gets executed). Changing to a valid gateway path does get things rolling again, although onStatus() never gets called either way.

I am using version 9.0r28 of the flash player. My code differs slightly from yours in that I’m adding a logger as a second parameter to my service call (in case this makes any difference).

Thanks for your time, and good luck on your business trip!