AIR automation delegate examples

We are trying to implement automated testing with RIATest and are looking for good desktop AIR examples (workable -- not the namby-pamby stuff in Adobe docs that apply only to QTP and browser-based applications). Can anyone point me to a good working example of implementing a delegate for custom components, with custom component children (complex components), including the setting for additional compiler arguments. What we have found that the Adobe docs to date have been fairly innocuous and not clear for implementation for AIR applications (FlexBuilder3, sdk 3.4.1).

You need to give more information about your problem.
For normal Flex controls like button, text, etc. I think you
should be able to get the properties.
-ted

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I have come across a problem when I develop an AIR
application. I was unable to get the properties of controls in the
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“automation_dmv.swc”. However, it is OK in web
application (SWFLoader). Having studied QuickTest, it can only
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work-arounds or when it will be fixed. Thank you in advance.

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Documentation of automation delegate events for record,playback

When trying to use the automation framework, is there any reference documentation of the potential events generated by the Adobe delegate classes?
I'm looking for something similar to the Flex Automation Object Type Information at www.adobe.com/go/flex3_qtp_object_type_reference (which after the codec parameter processing in the events, but that's fine) or similar to the information in AutoQuickEnv.xml or TEAFlex.xml (also after the codecs and limited to the commonly recorded events). The only one of those that also includes Spark is the TEAFlex.xml for Flex 4.
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thanks for any additional information.

Right now e-test only uses IE and IE7 only on 8.2 ....word on the street is that FF support is coming before the end of the year but nothing official yet....
The netscape option is carry over from the 'ole days you can see it on one of the last options in the tree for the script (options>script) ...guess it's hard to let go of the past..
Now in E-load I understand you can emulate Mozilla browsers for your load scripts but at the thin client level it wont tell you much more then what IE would see...(application independent of course)...
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We are using FlexBuilder3 with 3.4.1 sdk (soon to upgrade to FlashBuilder4.x). We are looking at creating automated test scripts (similar to what I have read in the Adobe docs for HP QTP) but have AIR applications that have many custom components (several are drag and drop compatible). All of the documentation that I have read for automated testing, except one vague line, references the use of Flex (and specifically HP QTP, on a browser) rather than AIR (desktop). Do the examples in the Adobe docs apply to both Flex and AIR applications? We are evaluating an automated test scripting tool that specifically mentions support of AIR applications, HP QTP does not make mention of support of AIR applications. (HP was not very helpful in answering my question -- they disconnected my call.)

My air app gives VerifyError: Error #1014: Class flash.events::SoftKeyboardEvent could not be found.

Hi,
I'm devlopping an air application, MacOSX 10.6.8, flex4.5.1 and air 2.6, suddenly the application will not start anymore, giving the following error:
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Anyone with the same problems? Or anyone who knows what might be the cause?
kind regards,
Arjen Veneman

Found the solution. We had to add swf-version=11 in our flex config. Odd that we should have to start doing that now all of a sudden (we weren't setting that explicitly before). Seems like a bug in the SDK.

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Does Photoshop support COM automation for example ? Should one buy additional module(s) ? Which ones ? What's available "in box" (i.e. basically) ?

Yes, Photoshop supports COM (OLE Automation). There are samples in the 'Scriting Guide' folder of your CS and CS2 install. For Photoshop 7 look for the scripting support plug-in.

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I have used step 10 to create the new resources.arsc file. It clearly DOES exist and in the correct location. I tried using apkbuilder with other resources.arsc files taken from other projects. I still get the same error message.
Maybe there is another way to do this using another tool like like apkTool. http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
I tried this but then couldn't get jarsigner to sign the apk properly.
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[svn:fx-4.x] 14699: Adding pop up children to the end of automation children array so that index of static children do not change due to these dynamic children .

Revision: 14699
Revision: 14699
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-03-11 06:20:06 -0800 (Thu, 11 Mar 2010)
Log Message:
Adding pop up children to the end of automation children array so that index of static children do not change due to these dynamic children.
QE notes:
Doc notes:
Bugs: FLEXENT-1248, FLEXENT-1250, FLEXENT-1253
Reviewer:
Tests run: checkintests
Is noteworthy for integration:
Ticket Links:
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FLEXENT-1248
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FLEXENT-1250
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FLEXENT-1253
Modified Paths:
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    flex/sdk/branches/4.x/frameworks/projects/automation_spark/src/spark/automation/delegates /components/SparkApplicationAutomationImpl.as

Revision: 14699
Revision: 14699
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-03-11 06:20:06 -0800 (Thu, 11 Mar 2010)
Log Message:
Adding pop up children to the end of automation children array so that index of static children do not change due to these dynamic children.
QE notes:
Doc notes:
Bugs: FLEXENT-1248, FLEXENT-1250, FLEXENT-1253
Reviewer:
Tests run: checkintests
Is noteworthy for integration:
Ticket Links:
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FLEXENT-1248
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FLEXENT-1250
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FLEXENT-1253
Modified Paths:
    flex/sdk/branches/4.x/frameworks/projects/automation/src/mx/automation/delegates/containe rs/ApplicationAutomationImpl.as
    flex/sdk/branches/4.x/frameworks/projects/automation_spark/src/spark/automation/delegates /components/SparkApplicationAutomationImpl.as

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I'm a Director(lingo) user and use flash with actionscript
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OK, one of the things I think i'm getting confused with and
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Is it possible to automate software instrument parameters in a MIDI region? And alias the region with the automation?

I am trying to track down a detail about how automation works in Logic Pro X.
What I want to know is:
1. Can I draw control-point curves (and smoothly bend them) in a MIDI region to automate a software instrument parameter (and/or smart controls)?
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thanks!!
H

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Disabling automatic updates of Adobe AIR updates
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<![CDATA[
import mx.logging.Log;
import com.adobe.empdir.commands.ui.CloseApplicationCommand;
import mx.binding.utils.BindingUtils;
import mx.events.StateChangeEvent;
import mx.events.ResizeEvent;
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ui.addEventListener( Event.CLOSING, onWindowClosing );
stage.nativeWindow.addEventListener( Event.CLOSING,
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stage.nativeWindow.addEventListener( Event.CLOSE,
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ApplicationUpdater.initialize;
* The updater was initialized and it is ready to take
commands
* (such as <code>checkNow()</code>
* @param UpdateEvent
private function onUpdate(event:UpdateEvent):void {
//start the process of checking for a new update and to
install
appUpdater.checkNow();
* Handler function for error events triggered by the
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* @param ErrorEvent
private function onError(event:ErrorEvent):void {
Alert.show(event.toString());
* A simple code just to read the current version of the
application
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private function setApplicationVersion():void {
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NativeApplication.nativeApplication.applicationDescriptor;
var ns:Namespace = appXML.namespace();
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<mx:TraceTarget level="0" includeDate="false"
includeTime="false"
includeCategory="true" includeLevel="true">
<mx:filters>
<mx:Array>
<mx:String>*</mx:String>
</mx:Array>
</mx:filters>
</mx:TraceTarget>
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</mx:Application>

This was an issue with the Update Framework in AIR SDK 1.5.3, which has been fixed. If you still want to use the ApplicationUpdaterUI, you can replace the swc in Flex SDK 3.6 with an applicationupdater_ui.swc from a newer version of AIR.
Have a look at solution 3 in this post for some details on where to find the applicationupdater_ui.swc and how to replace it.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3060118#3060118
Hope this helps!
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