Use Flash CS3 component in Flex

As a bit of a n00b, this may be a stupid question...
If I were to get a component made for use with "Flash CS3",
once it's compiled to a swf & fla, is it entirely usable in
Flex [Builder] 3 ? Say I didn't want to re-skin it, and it was
fully programable via AS?
Is this a "it depends"? Is it a "absolutely, you just need
CS3 to compile it first"?
Thanks in advance,
AJ

"GuinnessIsGoodness" <[email protected]>
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news:gbe131$c20$[email protected]..
> As a bit of a n00b, this may be a stupid question...
>
> If I were to get a component made for use with "Flash
CS3", once it's
> compiled
> to a swf & fla, is it entirely usable in Flex
[Builder] 3 ? Say I didn't
> want
> to re-skin it, and it was fully programable via AS?
>
> Is this a "it depends"? Is it a "absolutely, you just
need CS3 to compile
> it
> first"?
I think you need to either use it as an as file or compile it
as a swc,
unless you want to load it into a swfloader.
HTH;
Amy

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