How to align buttons using ActionScript in Flex

Hi all, I'm pretty new to Flex and ActionScript but
I’ve created an myAddForm() function in an actionscript class
but I can't align the buttons - I’ve been looking at using a
buttonbar but can't figure out how to convert the code in to
actionscript from the mxml examples. any advice what to use...
function below.. This works but with the button on top of one
another.. Any help is greatly appreciated

Ooops - I indeed mean ActionScript.
In any case, what is the difference between ExtensionBuilder and "FlashBuilder + CSIDE libs"? Is ExtensionBuilder that thing that you have to be a Partner for and nobody alive today has managed to reach the person at Adobe who adds you to the program?
Apropo the upcoming holoday, I understand that successfully contacting Adobe about joining the CS5 SDK partner program is sort of like virgin birth - the last time it happened was 2010 years ago and nobody alive today has ever seen it happen...
I THINK I am using FlashBuilder plus the CS5 SDK Framework. So how do I catch events that way, since I don't see the CS5 options in the project's properties dialog.
mlavie

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