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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Configuring the data return type
  3. Creating the search control
  4. Generating a form based on data type
  5. Mapping the search results to the form
Created:
1 June 2009
User Level:
All
Products:
Flex
ColdFusion

Generating ColdFusion forms with Adobe Flash Builder 4 beta

Note: This tutorial was created based on ColdFusion 8 and Flash Builder 4 beta 1. Though it still applies to ColdFusion 9, minor changes in the description and code may be necessary before it can be applied to Flash Builder 4 beta 2.

Adobe Flash Builder 4, formerly known as Flex Builder, features a form wizard that you can use to quickly create forms populated with data. This allows you to easily create interfaces for manipulating data.

In this tutorial, you will then create a simple employee search tool using Flash Builder controls. Next, you will generate a form using a custom data type. Lastly, you will populate the form with the employee sales data returned from the search tool.

Requirements

In order to make the most of this article, you need the following software and files:

ColdFusion 9

Flash Builder 4 beta

Prerequisite knowledge

In order to successfully complete this tutorial, be sure to set up and test your environment as outlined in Getting started with ColdFusion and Flash Builder 4 beta:

  1. Set up the sample database and ColdFusion data source.
  2. Set up a Flash Builder data service project.
  3. Create a Flash Builder data service to connect to a CFC.

You can skip the steps above if you have already successfully completed this tutorial or any other tutorial in this series.

This tutorial is intended for:

  • Experienced ColdFusion developers without previous Adobe Flex framework or Adobe Flash Builder 4 experience
  • ColdFusion developers who are familiar with ColdFusion components
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About the author

Trilemetry, Inc is a development and education organization that implements a human-centered design approach to the creation of software and content. Their Adobe portfolio includes the Adobe ColdFusion Getting Started Experience, the Adobe Flex Getting Started Experience, the Flex in a Week video series, the official Adobe instructor-led training course Flex 3: Extending and Styling Components and more. They also create and support many Web applications from interactive Flash sites and corporate web sites to mission-critical business applications.