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FMS comes with sevaral samples you can play with.

You can also search the internet.
ie .adobe.com samples. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/sample_apps.html

Good luck.

Carlos

OK I understand what you mean. I agree that it would help to start with a working sample-- do you know of any such cases that exist online?

Carlos,
Thanks for answering my question. Everything you say makes sense, but I still have a problem.

Here's my server side code:
application.onConnect=function(newClient, streamName){
this.acceptConnection(newClient);
application.streams[streamName].send("Test", "hello world");
}

I get the following error message:
TypeError: application.streams has no properties

If I trace streamName I get:
streamName=undefined

I suspect the problem is in my connection code: Should I create the NetStream before the NetConnection onStatus event handler?

flashcom = "rtmp:/simon";
var myConnection = new NetConnection();
movieToPlay = "day1_floor";
myConnection.onStatus = function(infoCode) {
myNetStream = new NetStream(this);
myNetStream.play(movieToPlay,0);
videoWin.attachVideo(myNetStream);
};
myConnection.connect(flashcom);

Application represents the server application, you need to get a reference for the client object in order to call any of its methods.
In your line of code streams is the lists of all streams being served. streams["foo"] means you will refer to the stream object named "foo" that exists in the list. You will need to know the stream name in order to do anything.

Something helpfull to understand is to get a reference for the client object and the stream as follows:

// You call the connect method on the client side with following parameters. When it connects the onConnect event will rise.

application.onConnect = function(p_client, streamName)
{
this.acceptConnection(p_client);
// then you can do anything with the streams or client objects.
// ie.
application.streams[streamName].send("Test", "hello world");
// or you can have a showMessage method on the client and call it
p_client.showMessage("send this message");
// etc.
}

//Hope this helps.

Carlos