New to flash builder 4

I have recenlty downloaded the flash builder 4, and I would like to develop an application in facebook. I have created an app on facebook, I mean only the apps name. I would like to develop a chess application using flash builder 4, but I don't know where to start. Should I use a native app or HTML 5/ mobile app? Which is better? I really want to learn with proper guidance. And i don't know what is SDK facebook, and what is its role on developing a fb app.
Thank you,
rahstame
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A good introduction to Flash Builder is Flex in a week: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining.html .
You might also consider looking at http://www.learningactionscript3.com/ .
I think that learning Flex is a very big ask for someone who has done no programming at all before. My gut feeling is that you should learn some programming basics before attempting to learn Flex. You won't be building any significant Flex applications in the very immediate future you have to learn programming basics first.
Good luck!

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It looks like you are using an older version of Flash Builder. The new version (4.7) allows you build a "ActionScript Mobile Air" project.
I'd recommend updating to get all the latest mobile upgrades.

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I just installed it, I thought it would include some version of monocle.
Are there any changes other than a support for a product not available yet through labs?
If Not, when will we get monocle to test with it?

In this build you can create SWFs that support profiling with Monocle, but you will need to download Monocle separately as it is not a part of Flash Builder.
The telemetry API usage via monocle is possible only with the AIR SDK 3.4, so out of the box AS3 projects would support creating SWFs that can be used with monocle. To make it work with MXML (or rather Flex) would will need to overlay the Flex 4.6 SDK with the AIR 3.4 runtime.
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Hi,
Im completely new to Flash Builder, today I have installed Flash Builder 4.7 & Flash CS6 from Creative Cloud for my son to start to learn game programming (with my help), I have used simple coding in web design however this terminology is new to me.
I bought my son the latest 'Foundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0' book on recommendation but it was written when FB was version 4.5 so im guessing this might be the problem.
The book is very easy to follow but have hit problems at the beginning of the tutorials, the book talks about Flex SDK but it seems that FB 4.7 uses AIR SDK ?
So the first project called HelloWorld, we got up to:
Got an exclamation mark which said
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locally'
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I thought that installing Flex SDK may solve the problem but after following instructions I have the error message, see image below. Really stumped now!

Sorry, if I went a little overboard. After re-reading your post, perhaps I should back up a little.
First, there are little things that Flash Builder (FB) will complain about. Having extra import statements in your code doesn't hurt anything. If I'm trying different solutions and then commenting out the code, the import statements will hang around, FB will complain, but just ignore it. If you see a little icon on the left edge of your code editor and its a red circle with an X in it, then that is something that will have to be fixed.
When you create an app in FB or Flash you can choose to create a web app which means it will run in a browser window. The project can optionally create an HTML wrapper, or web page that will load your app. In Flash Pro you can choose File->Publish Settings and there will be a checkbox on the left to publish a HTML wrapper. In FB, you can right click your project in the Package Explorer, select Properties at the bottom, select the ActionScript Compiler, and down at the bottom there will be a checkbox to create a HTML wrapper.
If you're just learning Flash Builder, then the FlexSDK 4.6 and the AIR SDK 3.1 that comes with it should be fine. You mentioned Apache SDK and I'd recently been working with that so I ended up getting side-tracked.
Getting an AIRSDK to work with when build ActionScript projects is easy. Just go to the adobe site, type AIR SDK in the search box, and you should find a page that will let you downloaded the latest version. There's also a page to let you download the latest AIR runtime, and if you were just going to run AIR apps and not build them, then that's all you would need. As a developer you'll want to install the runtime from the downloaded .exe file. With the SDK, after downloading it, installing it is easy. Just create a new folder an unzip the SDK into it, then place it somewhere easy to find. I put all my SDK's in their own directory right off the c: drive. So I have c:\AIRSDK_3.5.0.880 and c:\AIRSDK_3.7.0.1530. I use very descriptive folder names so I always know which SDK's I have to work from.
To use the SDK in Flash Pro select Help -> Manage AIR SDK, hit the plus button and add the folder you created. Now when you've opened a Flash project, you go to File->Publish Settings and select the combo box at the top, you'll see options like 'AIR 3.7.0.1530 for Android' in the list that reflect the SDK's you've added.
Generally with FB you'll be using a FlexSDK, or perhaps a FlexSDK overlaid with a newer version of AIRSDK. Overlaid basically means you copied the contents of the AIR SDK into the Flex Folder. The article I mentioned above will give you all the details on creating those. For instance, I downloaded the Apache Flex installer, installed it, then created an empty folder called c:\ApacheFlexSDK_4.9.1, launched the Apache installer, gave it the new empty folder I'd created, selected all the download options, and let it all download. If it launches a popup box or a security warning, you can allow it, and it will continue. Once you have the SDK and you want to use it with a project in FB, just right click the project, select Properties, selected that Compiler tab again, and up in the right corner you'll see 'Manage SDK's...'. Hit that link, add your new SDK to the list and give it a descriptive name, then selected the checkbox beside it to set it up as your default. If you do this, then all your projects set to use the default will automatically switch to it and rebuild. So if you want a project to stay with a specific SDK then select that option in your Compiler tab, and then you could use the combo box to select your new added SDK.
When I started with FB I think I spent the first 2 days going round and round with project settings and options until I got them all figured out.
When I develop, I usually have my browser open and I have bookmarks and favorites to let me quickly get to all the pages I use most often. Here are a few of them:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/index.html <---- The API reference. In the packages window check out 'Top Level' at the top and Language Elements near the bottom. I think I have this page open in one or more tabs almost every day.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/learning.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/learn/index.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flashbuilder/using/index.html
Free videos to help you learn Flash Pro:
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-flash-professional-cs6-/
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-flash-professional-cs5/
And you've already found the forums! But if you don't find an answer here, many times you can find your question already answered on www.stackoverflow.com forums.
Ok, I think I went a little overboard again.

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I am new to Flash Builder 4 and have trouble to link an image to a button in Flash Builder 4.
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Suppose you have a class like the following:
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I read in this Adobe's article, that with this version I can add "Notifications" to my apps.
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Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I could see nowhere else to ask this question.
I am very, very new to Flash Builder (in fact, I am following a tutorial on building a data-centric application using Flash catalyst CS5 and Flash Builder 4).
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2. What are the approaches to the component development in Fladh builder 4.5?
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http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining/exercises/ex1_06.html
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After searching on internet and have hands on this problem, finally found the solution.
SAMSUNG Galaxy Y S5360 has CPU 830 MHz ARMv6 and minimum requirement of minimum system requirements for AIR 3.3 Beta on Android :
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well that's just ... oh what's the word I'm looking for? ... um ... ah yes - inconvenient.
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