Viewing a Flex application’s generated source code

By On August 2, 2008 · 5 Comments

The following example shows how you can view a Flex application’s generated source code by adding the -keep compiler argument in Flex Builder.

To add a compiler argument in Flex Builder, launch the Project Properties dialog box by selecting Project > Properties from the main menu, select the Flex Compiler option from the left menu, [...]

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Downloading and installing Flex SDK builds from opensource.adobe.com

By On August 1, 2008 · 24 Comments

The Flex SDK is constantly changing and improving. Every day bugs are getting fixed, features are being added or improved. If you want to use the latest code, you’ll need to know where to download the Flex SDK from and how to add the new SDK to Flex Builder.

New builds of the Flex SDK [...]

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Migrating from Flex Builder 3 Beta 1 to Flex Builder 3 Beta 2

By On October 4, 2007 · 2 Comments

The following entry walks you through uninstalling the standalone version of Flex Builder 3 Beta 1 and installing the new standalone version of Flex Builder 3 Beta 2 from the Adobe Labs site.

Before you get started…

If you want to back up your existing Flex Builder 3 SDKs, go to the following directory:
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Debugging Flex applications with mm.cfg and flashlog.txt

By On August 26, 2007 · 18 Comments

When working with Flex applications, it may useful to see the output from the trace() function. Well, the good news is that if you have the debug version of the Flash Player installed, it is really easy to redirect the trace() output to an external file which can you browse using any text editor.

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Installing the latest nightly Flex 3 SDK build into Flex Builder 3

By On July 19, 2007 · 17 Comments

Continuing my post from the the other day, if you’re trying out Flex 3 SDK and Flex Builder 3 (codename: Moxie), you may want to consider downloading and installing a newer nightly build of the SDK so you can take advantage of all the bug fixes that happen on a daily basis. The first step [...]

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Downloading the latest Adobe Labs version of Flex 3 SDK/Flex Builder 3 (codename: Moxie)

By On July 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Whether you’re new to the Wonderful World of Flex, or if you’ve used Flex 1.0, 1.5 or 2 in the past, head on over to the Adobe Labs site and check out the Flex 3 SDK, or if you fancy more of an IDE, grab Flex Builder 3 (which uses Eclipse).

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