How to get started with Macromedia Flash?

Hi, can I use Flash for data-base driven reports, graphs or any type of business reporting features?





How can I get started? Which software should I get? What is the cheapest option?





Thanks.How to get started with Macromedia Flash?
Yes it can be done but Flash is a client side scripting, what it can do is to relay the data from the input user to the server side which is handled by a different technology.





There are abundant tutorials on the web, try this:





http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/144/tn_14482.ht鈥?/a>





The cheapest option? probably an alternative to Flash perhaps? try openlaszlo.





http://www.openlaszlo.org/





Hope this helps.