For those that haven’t seen/heard, Adobe had a quiet launch of Acrobat.com this last week. Very slick Flex interface and it looks like it might turn into a good alternative to Google Docs for document collaboration.
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June 9th, 2008 dwebb
For those that haven’t seen/heard, Adobe had a quiet launch of Acrobat.com this last week. Very slick Flex interface and it looks like it might turn into a good alternative to Google Docs for document collaboration.
May 20th, 2008 Kyle
I just received my copy of the Flex 3 Cookbook from O’Reilly, and I can’t wait to dive in. You can get your own copy directly from O’Reilly, and if you use the code in the image above, you can get that copy for 35% off! They also have a buy 2 get 1 free deal going on, so now is a great time to pick up a couple of those books you’ve been wanting!
May 14th, 2008 Chris Griffith
Google just released the API for their Maps for use in Flash/Flex!!! Head over to http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/index.html to grab the goodies and read the docs.
April 30th, 2008 Kyle
Top 10 Adobe Flex Misconceptions:
http://www.infoq.com/news/2007
Top 10 Mistakes When Building Flex Applications:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet
March 23rd, 2008 cbowden
Hi Everyone :]
I thought I would throw up some code I am working on, as I had a slight struggle with it, and I have a feeling that many of you would like to leverage uploading abilities within Flex applications.
I’m currently working on a web based mp3 player which uses Adobe AIR to communicate with iTunes self generated XML file. The flex application then loads the artists and allows users to select music which is then uploaded to the server simultaneously at the click of a button. This allows the users to “add” to their playlist without ever having to leave the application.
Although we have the fileReference class built in to the Actionscript API — It doesn’t technically handle the file uploading itself. I personally work with ColdFusion over other server technologies — so naturally that is the language my script was written in. I am working on a simple PHP script that does the exact same thing, but offers a free solution :]
Before writing the ColdFusion script all that is needed is a basic Flex form which in my case has a “browse button” that calls fileReference.browse() when clicked. Refer to the class reference for more information on the event handlers and such. Once a file(s) are selected, the user then clicks the “upload button” which calls the fileReference.upload(). This method requires one parameter, a URLRequest which should call your server side script file. You can also pass a second parameter to rename the file to that of you own naming conventions. This is very helpful if you want to archive uploaded files in a database, or an xml file. Finally, the upload() method has a third parameter which double checks that the file was uploaded by returning “true/false.”
As for the ColdFusion, only one tag is necessary:
<cffile action=”upload” filefield=”file” destination=”[Insert server destination here]” nameconflict=”overwrite>
That’s it! This method can be very helpful as you can allow users to upload their own videos , images, music, etc. The major benefit is it all happens within the same application so you can maintain the “feel.”
I personally have included an “upload” button in the mp3Player’s main state, which launches a popup window with the upload form :]. Have fun guys– See you all in April.
–Chris Bowden
March 19th, 2008 Kyle
Adobe is hosting a week long event with connect sessions on some of the latest and greatest topics, including native drag and drop in AIR, Flex Data Services, and Extending Web to the Desktop with AIR. It’s free, and all you have to do is sign up for the sessions you wish to attend, then jump online and check them out. You can find all the info, and register at http://adobe.com/go/2008
March 18th, 2008 Chris Griffith
Hot off the presses, the official Adobe technology platform ActionScript reference for RIA development is now available. The notebook-format document provides a complete ActionScript 3 API listing for Flash Player, Flex 3 and Adobe AIR.
March 6th, 2008 dwebb
Contact at RED sent me this one this morning - pretty cool functionality inside and all of it’s Flex. It’s a little slow right now, but they haven’t opened it up to everyone yet (beta, beta, beta). Great showcase of the technology.
February 19th, 2008 Kyle
Have you ever found yourself wondering “how do I let people know that my flex application is a BIG DEAL?” Well, you’re in luck! Mike Potter has posted an entry on Adobe’s Flex Team Blog discussing how to do just that! In the article, he discuss many of the ways to share your Flex App with the work, including the Flex Showcase, and the Adobe Site of the Day! You can read his post HERE!
February 13th, 2008 Chris Griffith
Since the last meeting had a live coding demo by Sean, I thought I would take the time and recreate the code for the group. I did change things a little. The data feed is the main public Twitter feed. I take the user’s icon and last tweet and combine that into one element for use in the List component. If you click on the icon, I display an alert with the user’s name.
I put the mxml files up on the Google Groups site
See everyone at the next meeting!