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Jeanette Stallons
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Set up access to salesforce.com data
- Create a basic Force.com Flex application
- Retrieve salesforce.com data
- Display salesforce.com data
- Edit salesforce.com data
- Package and install the application
Quick start: Create your first Force.com Flex desktop application
This tutorial will step you through the process of building a Force.com Flex desktop application with Flash Builder for Force.com in an hour. In the process you will:
- Get a Force.com Developer Edition account (if you do not already have a Force.com Developer, Enterprise, or Unlimited account).
- Set up API access to your salesforce.com data by creating an offline briefcase and generating a WSDL on the salesforce.com website.
- Use Flash Builder for Force.com to create a Flex AIR application that retrieves, displays, and edits salesforce.com data.
- Package and install the AIR application.
Requirements
To complete this tutorial, you need the following:
A Force.com account
Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com
Adobe AIR runtime
Tutorial files:
- qs_desktop_solution.zip (ZIP, 9.8 MB)
Prerequisite knowledge
You should be familiar with the content of the following articles.
- Understanding the technologies for building Force.com Flex applications with Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com
- Understanding data management in applications built with Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com
A basic knowledge of databases and object-oriented programming principles is also helpful.
About the author
Jeanette Stallons is an independent Flex trainer and consultant who has taught for many companies including Adobe, Oracle, Boeing, Wachovia, Morgan Stanley, and Charles Schwab. Prior to working for herself, Jeanette worked at Allaire, Macromedia, and then Adobe in the training department, architecting, writing, teaching, and building applications for Flash, Flex, and other products. Her latest project is the Adobe Flex Learning Paths Flex application for which she was and continues to remain the idea behind, the programmer, and the content expert.
