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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Configuring the return data type
  3. Creating a master control
  4. Changing the master control display
  5. Generating a details form
  6. Updating employee information
Created:
1 June 2009
User Level:
All
Products:
Flex
ColdFusion

Creating ColdFusion Master/Detail 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 has a form wizard that lets you quickly build a master/detail interface from server-side data with very little coding. You define the UI control that will display the master list of users to edit, and then you generate a form to display and edit the detail information.

In this tutorial, you will populate a ComboBox control with a data list of employees and customize the display. Next, you will generate a form that presents editable information about a selected employee. Lastly, you implement a button to update the employee's record in the database.

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 the "Getting started with ColdFusion and Flash Builder 4 beta" 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.