## Adobe® Flex™ SDK

Version 2.0.1

Readme | December 2006

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This file contains important information including a link to the Release Notes that were not available when the product documentation was written.
Review this information before running Adobe Flex 2 SDK.

Contents

What's Included

Getting Started

Release Notes

Documentation

Samples

Community and Resources

Additional Licenses and Copyrights

What's Included

> Flex SDK contains the following directories:

> > asdoc
> > Contains ASDoc related files. ASDoc is a command-line tool that is you can use to create HTML documentation from the
> > classes in your Flex application.

> > bin
> > Contains command-line tools such as mxmlc, compc, asdoc and fdb. You use these tools to compile, debug and document Flex applications and components.
> > The bin/jvm.config file contains Java VM settings.

> > frameworks
> > Contains the framework.swc file, frameworks.swc source code, and other helper files that you use to compile Flex applications.
> > The frameworks/flex-config.xml file includes the default compiler options.

> > players
> > Contains debugger versions of Adobe® Flash® Player 9.

> > lib
> > Contains JAR files used by the compilers.

> > resources
> > Contains HTML templates for Flash Player detection and history management.
> > For information on how to use these files, see "Creating a Wrapper" in Building and Deploying Flex 2 Applications.

> > samples
> > Contains source code for sample applications.

> Note: You can store this directory structure anywhere, but the bin and lib directories must be at the same level.

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Getting Started

> Before you begin using Flex SDK, do the following:

> - Read the Installation Instructions on the Flex Documentation Resource Center.
> - Compile the sample applications. For information on compiling the Flex SDK sample applications, see Flex Samples.

> > For information on using the command-line compilers, see "Using the Flex Compilers" in Building and Deploying Flex 2
> > Applications, available on the Flex Documentation Resource Center.

> > For information on using fdb, see "Using the Command-line Debugger" in Building and Deploying Flex 2
> > Applications, available on the Flex Documentation Resource Center.

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Release Notes

> The Flex 2 SDK Release Notes provides system configuration information, additional getting started information, and a list of the current known issues.

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Documentation

> Documentation for Flex is available on the Flex Documentation Resource Center:

> - Getting Started with Flex 2 provides an introduction to Flex 2 SDK, Flex Builder 2, and Flex Data Services 2.
>   This book is intended for application developers who are new to the Flex product line and require an overview of Flex features and capabilities.
> - Flex 2 Developer's Guide describes application development basics, such as MXML and ActionScript syntax, creating applications,
>   using Flex components, the Flex data model, error handling, and Flex Charting 2. It includes chapters that deal specifically with Flex Data Services 2.
> - Building and Deploying Flex 2 Applications describes the tasks you perform when analyzing, designing, building, and deploying a Flex 2 application.
> - Adobe Flex 2 Language Reference describes the Flex 2 MXML and ActionScript 3.0 programming interfaces, including code examples (HTML only).
> - Creating and Extending Flex 2 Components provides instructions on creating, using, and extending components.
> - Migrating Applications to Flex 2 describes how to migrate a Flex application from version 1.0 or 1.5 to version 2 (PDF only).
> - Programming ActionScript 3.0 provides concepts and usage information for ActionScript 3.0.
> - Release Notes and Installation Instructions.

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Samples

> The SDK samples directory contains source code for sample applications.

> To compile the Flex 2 SDK sample applications:

> > Windows: Run the build-samples.bat file in the flex_sdk_dir/samples directory.
> > Macintosh or Unix: Run the build-samples.sh file in the flex_sdk_dir/samples directory.

> The scripts require that the SDK bin directory that contains the mxmlc compiler is at the same level as the samples directory.

> After you compile the samples, open the HTML file for each sample in a browser to view them (explorer.html, flexstore.html, hybridstore.html, PhotoViewer.html, finder.html).

> You can download additional Flex samples from the Adobe Flex Developer Center.

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Community and Resources

> You can access the Flex 2 community and online resources from the following pages:

> - Flex.org
> - Flex Product Home Page
> - Flex Developer Center
> - Flex Support Center
> - Flex Forums
> - Adobe Labs

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Additional Licenses and Copyrights

> By installing this product, in addition to the Adobe license terms, you also agree to be bound by the third-party terms specified in the additional-legal-notices.htm document, provided to you with the Adobe product documentation. Adobe recommends that you review these third-party terms.

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