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Get started with Flex and ColdFusion

Get oriented to Flex and RIAs.
  1. What is an RIA?
  2. What is Flex?
  3. Watch Ben Forta demonstrate Flex as a front end for ColdFusion-powered applications.
  4. Watch Adam Lehman, a ColdFusion expert, give an overview of building ColdFusion-powered RIAs.
Download Flex.
  1. Download the free Flex SDK to build and debug Flex applications.
  2. Download and try Flex Builder, an Eclipse-based IDE that provides a rich set of tools to speed app creation.
Read a primer and build your first RIA.
  1. Read the getting started primer for Flex and ColdFusion developers.
  2. From the Flex Getting Started Experience: Build a simple RIA.
  3. Flex Quick Start: Building a simple user interface
  4. Flex Quick Start: Building an advanced user interface
Integrate your data.

Hook data into your app with BlazeDS.

Build on your knowledge.
  1. Visit the Flex Getting Started Experience on learn.adobe.com.
  2. Get inspired: Go to the Flex showcase to see what other developers are building with Flex and ColdFusion together.
  3. Subscribe to the RSS feeds from the Flex Developer Center and Flex cookbook to keep up on articles, tutorials, sample apps, and tips.

Featured articles

Brian Szoszorek

Building your first data management application with ColdFusion and Flex

Brian Szoszorek (Feb. 25, 2008)
Follow this step-by-step tutorial and build a rich data app using the built-in LiveCycle data services in ColdFusion 8, Flex 3 SDK, and the ColdFusion extensions in Flex Builder 3.

Andrew Trice

Using ColdFusion 8 and Flex 3 to export visual components

Andrew Trice (Mar. 10, 2008)
Take snapshots of data and charts in your Flex 3 apps in image or PDF format with ColdFusion 8.

Mihaie Corlan

New project wizards make it fast and easy to get started

Mihai Corlan (Feb. 25, 2008)
See Flex Builder engineer Mihai Corlan show how the new Flex Builder 3 project wizard makes it fast and easy to get started with Flex using ColdFusion, PHP, Java, or ASP.NET.

Adam Lehman

Creating rich Internet applications with Flex and ColdFusion

Adam Lehman (Dec. 10, 2007)
Watch this 60-minute session and see how you can develop engaging application experiences with features like Ajax support, on-demand multimedia presentation generation, PDF documents, and more.

The United Way of America: A technical case study of rapid application development with ColdFusion 8, Ajax, and Flex

Jared Rypka-Hauer, Scott Stroz, & Jeff Chastain (Dec. 20, 2007)
Hear how Alagad enhanced three key features on The United Way of America site to help volunteers connect with opportunities in their neighborhoods.

Managing Adobe AIR updates with ColdFusion 8

David Tucker (Feb. 25, 2008)
Develop a management system for your application updates that will work in Flash, Flex, or HTML/JavaScript apps built on AIR.

Integrating Flex 2 with ColdFusion MX

Build a simple application that allows users to read employee data from a database, and allows the user to add new employees.

ColdFusion and Flex: Do you need Flex Data Services?

Get a handle on Flex Data Services and when to use it instead of Flash Remoting.

Welcome to ColdFusion-powered Flex

Ben Forta explains how ColdFusion developers can take advantage of Flex 2 and Flex Builder 2 in their applications.

Moving data from ColdFusion CFCs to Flex 2 applications

Use this simple hello world example to get started using Flex and ColdFusion together.

Creating a Flex 2 interface for the BlogCFC application

Raymond Camden shares his experience creating a Flash interface for his BlogCFC application with ColdFusion and Flex 2.

Case Study: The Development Life Cycle of a Flex Application

Find out what makes up a successful Flex team and workflow from an actual project.

Harnessing the power of Verity, ColdFusion event gateways, and Flex 2

Creating a Flex 2 interface for the BlogCFC application

Raymond Camden shares his experience creating a Flash interface for his BlogCFC application with ColdFusion and Flex 2.

Multiple file upload with Flex and ColdFusion

Take advantage of the file I/O capabilities of Flash Player 9 to transport files from the client side to the server side.

Using ColdFusion Extension wizards to create ColdFusion and Flex applications

Watch these demos and learn about wizards that can help you with application development.

Flex 2: What does it mean for ColdFusion developers?

Find out why Ben Forta is excited about Flex 2 for the ColdFusion community.

Flex and ColdFusion

Watch Ben Forta's Breeze presentation on Flex and ColdFusion

launchView presentation

Total Training videos: Introducing Adobe Flex

Watch these videos to learn more about how you can use Adobe Flex to help you build effective, interactive RIAs.

Synchronizing Deployed Rich Internet Applications

Develop a simple way to handle version control and synchronization issues in deployed client applications.


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