Converting Flex app into Air?

i wonder is there a way to convert a Flex 3 application into an Air app for desktop distribution?
thanks
krs

You can easily do this by changing the <mx:WindowedApplication> tag of the main app file to <mx:Application>.
Any other code that is AIR only, such as accessing the local hard driver with FileSystemTree, etc. must be removed, disabled, or modified as appropriate.
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I changes the tags and when i complie i get the below 3 error popups with dismis and continue buttons on the bottom right..
Error: Error #2067: The ExternalInterface is not available in this container. ExternalInterface requires Internet Explorer ActiveX, Firefox, Mozilla 1.7.5 and greater, or other browsers that support NPRuntime.
Error: Error #2067: The ExternalInterface is not available in this container. ExternalInterface requires Internet Explorer ActiveX, Firefox, Mozilla 1.7.5 and greater, or other browsers that support NPRuntime.
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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