One limitation of the Model tag is that if you supply one instance of a child tag in an <mx:Model> tag, there is no way for Flex to know if you intend it to be an array or a single …
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April 28, 2008 Tags: Adobe, development, Flex
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So you want to use Eclipse to do Flex 1.5 development? No fluff, I”ll get right to it.
What you are going to do is use the Flex 2 alpha and point it to the Flex 1.5 compiler. This will …
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Adobe Flex is composed of two distinct pieces; a set of pre-built components known as the client-side framework, and a set of runtime services that allow Flex applications to integrate with back-end systems. The client-side framework is a series of …
Read more →April 28, 2008 Tags: development, Extending MXML, Flex
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When teaching or consulting Flex, you will often be asked for examples of how to do “xyz”. Here are few links that will help.Flex and CF:
Integrate Flex with CF security
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Integrate Flex with CF security
File Upload:
File Upload in Flex/Flash in Internet Explorer
File Upload Using Flex/Central/Java
Architecture Ideas:
Cairngorm and an associated Breezo that will help explain
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April 28, 2008 Tags: Adobe, AIR, ColdFusion, Flex
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Just wanted to let everyone know, the Adobe certified AIR course that I have been building is almost ready. It will be offered as a beta class until the full product release. AIR 1.0 will be released on… 
This class is for those who already know Flex and ActionScript, basically you should have experience with …
Read more →November 28, 2007 Tags: Adobe, AIR, Training
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My blog has been quiet lately due to a number of reasons, but the #1 reason is that I”m working on the AIR: Building Desktop Applications with Flex course for Adobe. Having been an instructor for many years and a developer for even longer, this is a great opportunity for me to give back to …
Read more →November 2, 2007 Tags: Adobe, AIR, Flex, Training
Category: AIR, Flash Platform, Training No Comments
If I were to create a Top 10 List, which I don”t, this would definitely be my list for “Why you have to upgrade to Flex Builder 3.” I actually got this list from Ted Patrick and enhanced it a little.
Top 10 List:
- With the new code model, search, refactoring, auto-complete you will code
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August 28, 2007 Tags: AIR, Flex, Flex Builder
Category: Eclipse, Flex No Comments
There are many reasons why you might want to add components to containers dynamically. The most common reasons are for performance or flexibility. Either way, having a good understanding of how it works is essential.
First a little background information about what these methods are from
The addChild and addChildAt methods come from the DisplayObjectContainer …
April 28, 2007 Tags: Adobe, development, Flex
Category: Components, Flash Platform No Comments
I”m very excited that Flex 2 was finally released, but not for the reasons you may think. I”ve been working with Flex 2 since the alpha version, so I”ve gotten very familiar with it. So much so that I upgraded my instructor certification from Flex 1.5 to Flex 2.
All you code monkeys, myself …
Read more →June 28, 2006 Tags: Adobe, Flex, Training
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I just wanted to share a little bit with you about the soon to be released Flex 2 courses. Yes, courses!
There are plans for a few courses focusing on Flex 2 application development, charting with Flex 2 and …
June 28, 2006 Tags: Adobe, Certification, Flex, Training
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