Flex to Flash -- Flash to Flex

I created a SWC in Flex. linked to it in Flash and my classes
don't show up.
there's no error. nothing is visible. WTF?

I've been looking for this for a while now ... it's funny how the most obvious stuff in Flex/Flash are so hard to accomplish.

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Is this a bug in Flash Player or Flex?

Compile and run this code (it is generated when you select New MXML Application) with FlashBuilder4.5:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" minWidth="955" minHeight="600">
<fx:Declarations>

</fx:Declarations>
</s:Application>
If you are using IE, you will see a blue player control panel. But there should be nothing displayed because there is no
visual components in the code above.
If you are using FireFox, there is nothing displayed.
Same behaves for mx:Application.
I think it is a bug with Flash Player or Flex. How can Flex behave differently with different browsers?

This is what I see in IE 9.0.8112.16421, but not in FF.

[Urgent]Please tell me if this project should be done in Flex or in Flash ActionScript ?

Hi,
I have a project and I need to know if I should do it using Flash Builder and Flex or just using Flash and ActionScript
(I Know Nothing About Flash Builder And Flex)
The project is:
Mp3 Player
- Streaming Mp3's
- Ads inside each song
- XML driven
- skins and color themes for it
- playlist
- drag and drop from outside the player(from normal html)
- Should communicate with Php files all the time for transferring ad Id's
Now please let me know if this will be better done with ActionScript or Flex
I'm also read in somewhere that the Flex empty file is about 200KB which made me a little scared to use it
So can you please tell me what size do you expect for such a player (Assets will not be embedded)
I need to tell my boss today my decision whether to use which one, So please help

For the file size, you could have done it yourself (3min of time).
platform : Flash Builder 4.5 on Mac
1) empty Flex Web project
below the result of loading it into a browser (the .swf file is 44kB); there are also some other .swz file providing the flex and spark framework but they are only loaded once on the client side and shared accross all web site needing it (stored in the flash cache, not the browser one)
2) empty Web ActionScript project
the .swf file is 4kB

Can i use flex components in flash?

hi all,
i recently downloaded flex and saw that the components have a
much better feel than the components which ship with flash 8 pro.
is there a way to use flex components in flash?
any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
gaurav

"rritchey" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:g8ua6d$qu6$[email protected]..
> bump: Was I not clear in my question? Or does no-one
know the answer?
You might want to try in the flexCoders Yahoo! group.

Flash components in Flex

I have built an interface in Flash CS3 and now have the need
to port it over to Flex. I am trying to do it with as little
re-build as possible, so I need to port the Flash components over
with it. I exported a SWC with all of the components I am using,
and added it to the Library Path of an AS project.
The build gives me no errors, but I do get a #2007 at
runtime. The error seems to be stemming from a Yahoo ASTRA Flash
component, which was included in the SWC.
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()
at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()
at fl.controls::LabelButton/draw()
at fl.controls::Button/draw()
at
com.yahoo.astra.fl.controls.tabBarClasses::TabButton/draw()
at fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow()
at com.yahoo.astra.fl.controls::TabBar/drawButtons()
at com.yahoo.astra.fl.controls::TabBar/draw()
at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()
I have been searching around the net, and the majority of
people are saying that this happens when the skins aren't included
(so you need to set them before the component is added to the
stage). I am using customized programmatic skins, for which the
source files are included in the build, and the styles get set
before the component is added to the stage (I actually replaced the
default ones in the class).
Does anyone have any other ideas as to how I could fix this?
PS - It is an ASTRA TabBar component that is giving me
issues. I know that Flex has a TabBar and TabNavigator, but I can't
find any documentation on how to use these from an AS project (no
MXML). I will simply rebuild using the native Flex controls if
necessary, and if possible, but would prefer to fix the issue as it
currently stands. (I might go back to Flash at some point, and
don't want to tie myself to a particular solution, considering I
can't use Flex components in Flash).
PPS - If you are wondering why I am porting to Flex right
now, especially if I am considering taking it back to Flash in the
future, it is because I have the need to begin building in
FlashPlayer 10 functionality, and the only way you can build to
FP10 right now (as its in beta) is with a nightly build of
Flex.

"rritchey" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:g8ua6d$qu6$[email protected]..
> bump: Was I not clear in my question? Or does no-one
know the answer?
You might want to try in the flexCoders Yahoo! group.

Using Flex components within Flash CS3

I'm new to Flex and I enjoy all of the components that it has
to offer, but I am wondering about their availability within Flash.
My plan is to make a highly animated and interactive menu and
I have reached a point where I have to ask two questions:
1. Is is possible to use any of the Flex components within
Flash CS3?
2. If the first is not possible, then if I make my menu and
specify "containers" within the Flash file then is it possible to
populate these "containers" with Flex components by making the
Flash (.swf) file of my menu into a Flex component itself?

No, Flex components cannot be used in Flash 8.

Too small window size in standalone flash player in FLEX

Hello,
I have unchecked the option "generate html wrapper file" so I
don't have to bother about closing the browser tab each time I make
a small change to the code and rerun the application.
This works fine as the standalone flash player closes when I
terminate the application from Flex. However, the standalone flash
player always starts in a fixed window size smaller than my
application size so that I cannot see the whole application. So I
have to enlarge the window size of the standalone flash player each
time which is annoying!
Is there a better solution?
Maybe get Flex to close the browser tab after I terminate the
application. I still prefer to use the standalone flash player
during development as my application doesn't depend on the browser
though.

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Latest flex sdk for Flash Builder 4

HI,
We bought Flash Builder 4 Premium and installed it.
Now I want to use the latest flex sdk to use with it (I am working on a project using TLF 2).
What is the version I should install, is it sdk 4.1 or 4.5(Hero).
In Flex 4.1 there are about three variations http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Downloads. Which one should I download if using 4.1 ?
Please explain.
Thanks

Thanks Chris.
in sdk 4.1 download there are 3 download types. Can you please tell me the difference of 'Free Adobe Flex SDK' and 'Open Source Flex SDK' and which one should I use?
Thank you very much

Flash migration to Flex

Hey there,
Is there anyway to migrate existing applications built in Flash to Flex without having to rewrite everything over again? I've heard something about the Flex Component Kit that says it allows you to build Flex components in Flash but that doesn't sound like what I am looking for.
Thanks!

If you build a pure as3 project you can migrate it easily. But if you
don't you can embed the compiled flash app within a Flex app using
SWFLoader for instance.
Sincerely,
Michael
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El 17/07/2009, a las 11:43, Tereno10 <[email protected]> escribió:
>
Hey there,
>
Is there anyway to migrate existing applications built in Flash to
Flex without having to rewrite everything over again? I've heard
something about the Flex Component Kit that says it allows you to
build Flex components in Flash but that doesn't sound like what I am
looking for.
>
Thanks!
>

Workflow for creating Flex components in Flash CS5 needs work

Am I missing something? I thought things were supposed to be easier.
I'm creating an AIR application for a client with heavy embedded video.
I have chewed up days on trying to get stuff to work, mostly creating a graphics heavy component that I can use in the AIR (Flex) app.
Just clicking the magic "Convert Symbol to Flex Component" command won't do it if you have created your own .as class for the symbol, because it won't compile unless you extend the UIMovieClip class. Good luck trying to find it in the namespace.
After hours I found where to download the Flex Component Kit that contains the swc that gives you the UIMovieClip class.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1273 018#
Notice the title of the page: Flex Component Kit Alpha for Flex 2.0.1
Shouldn't the need for this kit be ancient history? Shouldn't that swc be built in to the new SDK's and/or Flash Builder 4?
Make my living on Adobe products, and love them, but this is sloppy. No documentation. No walk-throughs. Have burned many hours that I can't charge the client for because it make me look incompetent.
Creating a Flex component in Flash with extended functionality SHOULD be a no brainer.

I managed to get it work at the end...
First, the components directory was at this location:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Adobe\Flash CS5\en_US\Configuration\Components
Then, to make a component out of a MovieClip, right click on the MovieClip in the library and select "Component Definition" and check the checkbox "Display in Components Panel". What I did then was to right click on the MovieClip and selected export swc file, and saved it in the directory above. This exported only one Component, which was fine for me. Probably it would be possible to do something similar to save a library of components as a .fla or .scw or so, but I don't know the details.

Flex object in Flash file

Hello. I have a Flash website template (.fla). I would like to use Flex components and datagrids, populated with dynamic content, on some of the pages in the Flash website. Others on my team are using the Flash Builder 4 IDE. I will eventually have to integrate with them. Do I begin with Flex or with Flash? How do I integrate the two? Resources? Tutorials? Thank you in advance.

Help??? any one???

How to use Flex Components with Flash?

Hi!!
I found a lot of very useful components in the web, but they are all for Flex, is it possible to use Flex Components with Flash IDE?
Thanks !!!
jenry
PS: this is one of the components I need to use (a tree with checkbox nodes)
http://www.sephiroth.it/file_detail.php?pageNum_comments=30&id=151
another one:
http://www.darronschall.com/weblog/2006/09/a-flex-2-checked-tree-control-component.cfm

Flex components are delivered as SWCs just like Flash components, but the
SWC format is incompatible with the Flash IDE.
Also, the default fl.. components in the Flash IDE are incompatible with
Flex components.
You should be able to load a Flex SWF into a Flash SWF as long as you aren't
using fl.. components in the Flash SWF. If the Flex SWF overlays things
in your Flash SWF then it might block interaction, but otherwise it
shouldn't. I don't think the statement you quoted is true for all
configurations.
But loading a Flex SWF into a Flash SWF isn't going to help you use those
Flex components from your Flash IDE. Try Flash Builder 4 to build out the
Flex portion of your application. I haven't tried it myself, but it I think
it is supposed to have better integration with Flash.

Converting Flex classes to Flash

Hi,
I am working on a project that is implemented in Flash CS3
(AS3) but needs some utility classes previously developed in Flex2.
Are there any guidelines/libraries/etc that I can use to convert
the Flex classes to Flash. As an example, some of the core classes
of the Flex application use IUIComponent. What is the equivalent in
Flash CS3, can I somehow not change anything and, say, add the Flex
components to my Flash application.
If you have a working solution please let me know.
Best regards.

Just my opinion, but I would ask this in the Flex
forum...

Using a swf generated by Flex from a Flash component

I know you can include and control a swf generated by Flash
within a Flex component. But can you do the inverse? Can you use a
swf generated by Flex within a Flash project/component?
We plan to develop a "core" module that would be used in a
lot of other Flash and Flex components we'll develop in the future.
This core would be a package of classes that could be easily
re-used by the components. There would be nothing visual in it,
only standard classes.
Even if this core would not contain any visual components, we
would like to develop it using Flex since we prefere Flex Builder
to the Flash editor to code and debug.
But I'm not sure if:
1) A core module like this, developped in Flex, could be used
by our Flash components or only by other Flex components?
2) If we use Flex to generated this core, will the resulting
.swf be bigger than if we would have used Flash to develop it?
Since there will be no Flex visual components in it, maybe it will
be as small? Is there a compiler parameter to tell Flex to only
include the minimum things possible in the generated .swf?
Any help or link about this would be really appreciated!
Thanks you in advance!
P.S. I apologize to those aware that this message was also
posted on another Flex related forum, but I received no reply on
it!

try this. for me it has worked.
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.utils.Timer;
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
var timer:Timer;
var myclip:MovieClip;
//load the Flex Component
loader.load(new URLRequest("IS.swf"));
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
loaderDone);
addChild(loader);
function loaderDone(e:Event) {
timer = new Timer(100);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, handleTimer)
timer.start();
function handleTimer(event:TimerEvent):void {
//cast the loader.content into MovieClip to access
currentFrame.
myclip = loader.content as MovieClip;
if (myclip.currentFrame == 2)
however, i need to access properties of IS.mxml..
any data member would work..
or if i could dispatch an event in IS.mxml and catch it in
flash through IS.swf, it would work.
Pls somebody suggest.

Import Flash components into Flex

Hy,
I'm trying to create an AIR application. Until now I've watched and read a lot of tutorials but none had the answer I was looking for. So I have a few animations made in Flash as MovieClip symbols. They should react depending on the user's intentions. How can I import those symbols and control them with "gotoAnd" commands (i know how to use the AS in Flex but not how to import animations)? I'm starting to think Flex can't do this because I only found about skins or images or things not even close to what I want. If you know a way I would really apreciate a nice tutorial or a code sample.
Many thanks !

I think that what you're looking for is the Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3.
By installing this kit you are able to export any movie clip from flash as a flex component.
Then, you have full access to the objects inside the component by writing code in your Flex application.
you can find it here : http://www.adobe.com/go/flex3_cs3_swfkit

Flash Builder and Flex 4 Press Coverage

Could someone post some links to some of the BIG BANG press coverage of the Flash Builder and Flex 4 releases ?

What is an example of the code that is the source of the error?

Flex to Flash -- Flash to Flex

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