adobe cs4 launch

http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1556v1715

Flex in a Week – from adobe Flex Developer Center

Learn Flex in one week by going through this video training course. To maximize your learning, we recommend that you view the videos and complete the exercises in the order that they are listed. If you run into problems and have questions, you can ask a question on the Flex in a Week forum.

Note: Before starting the training, please ensure that you have installed Flex Builder. You can either use the free trial version or buy Flex Builder to go through the training.

Day 1: Flex basics

• Video: Comparing Flash, Flex, Flash Player and AIR (5:30)
• Video: Introducing Flex Builder (7:22)
• Video: Creating a Flex Builder workspace and project (7:04)
• Video: Using pre-built Flex controls (4:34)
• Video: Understanding MXML (4:07)
• Exercise: Creating a project and laying out controls (PDF, 827k)
• (Download Solution, ZIP, 13K)
• Video: Binding data between controls (5:48)
• Video: Handling user events (6:22)
• Video: Introducing the event object (10:40)
• Video: Adding EventListeners with ActionScript (5:21)
• Exercise: Binding data and handling a user event (PDF, 367k)
• (Download Starter, ZIP, 13K; Solution, ZIP, 13K)
• Video: Retrieving data via HTTPService (8:26)
• Exercise: Populating a control from an HTTPService request (PDF, 512k)
  (Download assets, ZIP, 17K; Starter, ZIP, 13K; Solution, ZIP, 31K) 

Day 2: Component development

• Video: Displaying data in the DataGrid (6:35)
• Video: Working with containers (12:12)
• Exercise: Working with containers (PDF, 139k)
• (Download Starter, ZIP, 31K; Solution, ZIP, 31K)
• Video: Creating custom MXML components (8:42)
• Exercise: Creating custom MXML components (PDF, 225k)
• (Download Starter, ZIP, 31K; Solution, ZIP, 32K)
• Video: Implementing value object classes (13:46)
• Video: Creating custom events (5:59)
• Video: Creating custom event classes (23:06)
• Exercise: Creating custom events and dispatching Data (PDF, 332k)
• (Download Starter, ZIP, 32K; Solution, ZIP, 33K)
• Video: Customizing item renderers (6:42)
• Exercise: Creating an item renderer (PDF, 123k)
• (Download Starter, ZIP, 33K; Solution, ZIP, 33K)
• Video: Exploring Flex Builder tips (5:18)

Day 3: Putting it all together 

Video: Validating data (7:15)

Exercise: Validating form data (PDF, 95k)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 33K; Solution, ZIP, 34K)

Video: Requesting and sending data with RemoteObject (20:52)

Exercise: Using RemoteObject to send data to the server (PDF, 496k)

(Download Server, ZIP 22K; Starter, ZIP, 34K; Solution, ZIP, 35K)

Video: Formatting data (6:09)

Video: Dragging data between List components (5:20)

Exercise: Implementing drag and drop between components (PDF, 626k)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 35K; Solution, ZIP, 35K)

Video: Filtering XML with E4X (12:04)

Exercise: Using XML with E4X (PDF, 53k)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 35K; Solution, ZIP, 36K)

Video: Deploying Flex and AIR applications (11:57)

Exercise: Deploying a Flex application (PDF, 499k)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 36K; Solution, ZIP, 36K)

Exercise: Creating and Deploying an AIR Application (PDF, 1.2M)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 36K; Solution, ZIP, 815K)

21 Flex Videos from 360Flex San Jose 2008

http://gregorywilson.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/21-flex-videos-from-360flex-san-jose-2008/

LiveCycle ES vs LiveCycle DS vs BlazeDS – clearing up the confusion

LifeCycle DE overView Video: very usefull

 https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a295153/livecycledevoverview1/

from Greg Wilson’s Ramblings

As you probably know, Flex Data Services was recently renamed to LiveCycle Data Services ES, commonly referred to as LiveCycle DS. However, this name change has confused a lot of people because there was already a set of products named LiveCycle Enterprise Suite, commonly referred to as LiveCycle ES. After talking to many people at 360Flex and other events, I’ve concluded that the distinction and relationship between these is a bit muddy for most. more..

What is framework?

In computing, a software framework provides “the skeleton of an application that can be customized by an application developer” Like software libraries, software frameworks aid the software developer by containing source code that solves problems for a given domain and provides a simple API. However, while a code library acts like a servant to other programs, software frameworks reverse the master/servant relationship. This reversal, called inversion of control, expresses the essence of software frameworks. more..

by wiki.

BlazeDS Vs LCDS

Very clear view about the BlazeDS vs LCDS from Sujit Reddy G blog.

Following are the differences between LCDS and BlazeDS in terms of features. For more details on the features, please visit http://www.adobe.com/products/livecycle/dataservices/features.html

– Indicates the feature is available

Features	BlazeDS	LCDS
Data management Services
Client-Server synchronization
Conflict resolution
Data paging
SQL adapter
Hibernate adapter
Document Services
LiveCycle remoting
RIA-to-PDF conversion
Enterprise-Class Flex application services
Data access/remoting
Proxy service
Automated testing support
Software clustering
Web tier compiler
Enterprise Integration
WSRP generation
Ajax data services
Flex-Ajax bridge
Runtime configuration
Open adapter architecture
JMS adapter
Server-side component framework integration
ColdFusion integration
Offline Application Support
Offline data cache
Local message queuing
Real – Time Data
Publish and Subscribe messaging
Real -time data quality of service
RTMP tunneling

Developing Flex RIAs with Cairngorm microarchitecture

Developing Flex RIAs with Cairngorm microarchitecture – Rapid and consistent development with Cairngorm and Flex

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/cairngorm_pt6.html

FLex Overview pdf from adobe max2007

http://adobemax2007.com/kiosk/ra103h_MattBoles_session_materials.pdf

avm1 swf to avm2 as3 swf and IViewCursor

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx=”http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml” layout=”absolute” initialize=”init()” width=”1000″ height=”700″>
 <mx:Script>
 <![CDATA[
  import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
  import mx.core.UIComponent;
  import mx.controls.Alert;
  import mx.collections.*;
  private var swfURL:String = "avm1SWF.swf";
  private var libMC:MovieClip;
  private var fxStage:UIComponent = new UIComponent();
  [Bindable]
  private var totalSlides:ArrayCollection;
  private var curSlide:int = 1;
  private var myCursor:IViewCursor; 
  
  
  private function init():void{   
   var loader:Loader = new Loader();
   loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfComplete);
   var fLoader:ForcibleLoader = new ForcibleLoader(loader);
   fLoader.load(new URLRequest(swfURL));
   fxStage.addChild(loader);
   pptContainer.addChild(fxStage);   
  }
  private function swfComplete(event:Event):void{
   totalSlides  = new ArrayCollection();
   libMC = new MovieClip();
    libMC =  event.currentTarget.content as MovieClip;
    for(var i:int = 1;i<Math.ceil(libMC.totalFrames/2);i++){
     var o:Object = {label:i};   
     totalSlides.addItem(o);
    }
    myCursor = totalSlides.createCursor();
    var sort:Sort = new Sort();
            sort.fields = [new SortField("label")];
            totalSlides.sort=sort;
            totalSlides.refresh();
   first.enabled = false;
   back.enabled = false;
    libMC.gotoAndStop(1);
  }
  private function currentSlide(n:int):void{
   var on:int;
   if(on < n){
    if(n==1){    
    libMC.gotoAndPlay(libMC.totalFrames);
    }else{
     libMC.gotoAndStop(n*2-2);
    }
   }
   n = n*2;   
   libMC.gotoAndStop(n);
   on = n; 
  }
  
  public function navigate(event:MouseEvent):void {
    var goto:String = event.currentTarget.label;
    switch(goto) {
     case ‘first’:
       firstCollection();
       break;
     case ‘back’:
       backCollection();
       break;
     case ‘next’:
       nextCollection();
       break;
     case ‘last’:
       lastCollection();
       break;
    }
    enableDisableButtons()
    
   }
   private function enableDisableButtons():void{
    var firstInCollection:Boolean = totalSlides.getItemAt(0) ==  myCursor.current;
    first.enabled = back.enabled = !firstInCollection
    var lastInCollection:Boolean = totalSlides.getItemAt(totalSlides.length – 1) ==  myCursor.current;
    last.enabled = next.enabled = !lastInCollection;
   }
   public function nextCollection():void {
    if(! myCursor.afterLast) {
     myCursor.moveNext();
     currentSlide(myCursor.current.label);
    }
   }
   public function backCollection():void {
    if(!myCursor.beforeFirst) {
     myCursor.movePrevious();
     currentSlide(myCursor.current.label);
    }
   }
   public function firstCollection():void {
    myCursor.seek(CursorBookmark.FIRST);
    currentSlide(myCursor.current.label);
   }
   public function lastCollection():void {
    myCursor.seek(CursorBookmark.LAST);
    currentSlide(myCursor.current.label);
   }
   public function countLast(theCursor:IViewCursor):int {
                var counter:int=0;
                var mark:CursorBookmark=theCursor.bookmark;
                while (theCursor.moveNext()) {
                    counter++;
                }
                theCursor.seek(mark);
                return counter;
            }
            public function loadCurrentSlide(c:int):void {
             curSlide = c;
             currentSlide(curSlide);
                myCursor.findAny(totalSlides.getItemAt(curSlide-1));
                var count:int = countLast(myCursor);               
    enableDisableButtons();
            } 
 
 ]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:VBox width=”100%” >
 <mx:HBox width=”100%” height=”550″>
  <mx:VBox width=”20%” height=”550″>
   <mx:Repeater id=”r” dataProvider=”{totalSlides}”>
    <mx:Button label=”{‘Slide’+r.currentItem.label}” click=”loadCurrentSlide(event.currentTarget.repeaterIndex+1)”/>
   </mx:Repeater>
  </mx:VBox>
  <mx:Box id=”pptContainer”>   
  </mx:Box>
 </mx:HBox>
 <mx:HBox width=”100%” horizontalAlign=”center”>
  <mx:HBox>
  <mx:Button label=”first” id=”first” click=”navigate(event)”/>
  <mx:Button label=”back” id=”back” click=”navigate(event)”/>
  <mx:Button label=”next” id=”next” click=”navigate(event)”/>
  <mx:Button label=”last” id=”last” click=”navigate(event)”/>
 </mx:HBox>
 </mx:HBox>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:Application>

E4X

E4X
The ECMAScript for XML (E4X) specification defines a set of classes and functionality for working with XML data. E4X makes it easy to utilize XML structured data and reduce code complexity as well as create less coupling between code and external data.
Key features of E4X include:

• ECMAScript for XML specification defines a new set of classes and functionality for working with XML data.
• You manipulate XML data with well-known operators, such as the dot (.) operator.
• Use the @ and (.) operators not only to read data, but also to assign data.
• Using E4X functionality is much easier and more intuitive than “walking the DOM”.

E4X Example:
An example application is available here

http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/Flex/E4X