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Publishing and playing a stream

A common function of communication applications is to publish (broadcast) and play back a stream. The Flash Communication Server installation includes a sample FLA file called doc_connect.fla (located in the /doc_connect directory) that transmits a video stream through the server between two clients. By viewing the source file and then recreating this simple application yourself, you'll learn how to connect to Flash Communication Server and see how streaming works. This example is included to illustrate how to use ActionScript to implement client-server communication using Flash Communication Server. Before starting to write your own programs, see Flash Communication Server architecture overview.