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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.
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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.
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.
The Flex 2 SDK Release Notes provides system configuration information, additional getting started information, and a list of the current known issues.
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.
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.
You can access the Flex 2 community and online resources from the following pages:
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