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.

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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
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> 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.

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.

Using Flex SWC in Flash CS3 (ADOBE EXPERT NEEDED)

I've searched everywhere, and there is not one good answer to
the question: "How do I use a Flex AS3 Class Library in Flash CS3?"
So I decided to come to the source :)
This question has also been asked on this forum twice, but
got no answer.
Any help on this topic will be greatly appreciated
- Oz

If you're using Flex 2, there's a solution using a
manifest.xml file. Tim Walling details it on
his
blog, but I haven't found a way to get it to work for Flex
3.

How do I use a Flex swc in Flash CS3?

My engineering team has used Flex to create a nice little swc
for me to use inside of Flash CS3, but now I'm having trouble
finding any documentation on how to actually import it. Placing it
in the Components folder doesn't work, as it's not recognized by
the Components window (either as an AS2 or AS3 swc). Is it even
possible to use swcs from Flex in Flash? Thank you very much for
the help.
-- Jeremy

Use these links
Modular Applications
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7f22.html
Creating Flex Libraries
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flex/4.0/UsingFlashBuilder/WS6f97d7caa66ef6eb1e63e3d11b6c4d0d2 1-7fe6.html
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http://www.flexmycode.com

Using AS3-components within Linux

Hi there,
I'm still kind of new to the ActionScript 3 part within flash
and never did work with any official Adobe components yet, but
since I want to do so now I need them. I tried using FlexSDK but
for now to no avail. There sure is the possibility of
MXML-projects, but unfortunately not for Linux, which I'm working
on.
I tried different tutorials and examples on the net; didn't
find anything working though. Most of these scripts try to import
some fl.* classes that I don't seem to have.
Is it possible to make a pure AS3-project with the official
components from Adobe within Flex SDK on Linux?
Or is there some other way I maybe could import them from
Flash/FlexBuilder?
Thanks in advance,
User

Thank you Ned for that information. I have finally got some time to get back to this project. Here is what I have found. I put a trace on those objects and they are defined as TextInputs and RadioButtons.
And here is what my Timeline looks like. They are on the form layer and as is shown they animate upward from frame 1 - frame 10. Then in frame 20 the actionscript is called that I have listed previously, as well as a stop(); command. Then when the form is submitted the player proceeds and there is an animation to drop the form layer down and raise a Thank You prompt verifying that the form was submitted. And then in frame 50 another stop(); is called.
I am just missing why these objects are invisible when the .fla is rendered. Any help is appreciated to get this problem solved.
I have done preliminary testing to have the form there (no animation in) and when the form is submitted the Thank You slide covers the form. This graphically works, I have not tested the code yet. So, I may have found a round about way to fix the problem. I would still like to know though why when the textInput and RadioButton elements are placed in a graphic to be animated, they disappear.

Using Flex Code in Flash

Hi everyone,
I really hope you can help me with this. Here's my
situation...
I've developed a flex application that connects to another
java application using "BlazeDS". It works great!! The reason why I
did this is because I'm developing (along with a Flash designer) a
website of a music band, and I use java to connect to a database
that has all the "gigs", news and subscribers to the website.
Everything works great in Flex, my problem is I'm not a
designer, I'm a developer. So I wanted to know if there's a way I
can just give my designer friend a code so he can use it in Flash
CS3?? (Like to send him objects containing the info. For example,
give him a concerts object that contains the date and the location
so he can build the datagrids for the concerts page in Flash)
I think there must be a way to use Flex libraries in CS3, or
maybe create some kind of Flex class that will work as a
"communication interface" between the database and the flash code,
I'm really not sure...
In other words, I need to know how can my designer friend use
(in Flash) what I've developed in Flex.
Please let me know if there's a way...
Just in case you need to know, I use Flex's Eclipse plug in
(it's easier for me this way cause I have java and flex in the same
place!)
Thanks!!!!!!

No need then to use the LocalConnection. In a listener
function (add a listener function for the complete event of the
SWFLoader) you can retrieve a reference to the loaded swf and get
the two values from the swf if they are public and on frame 1 of
the main timeline.
private function onSWFLoaded():void
//retrieve a reference to the loaded swf
var loadedSWF:MovieClip = logn.content as MovieClip;
<mx:SWFLoader autoLoad="true" id="logn" source="main.swf"
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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.

Import components to flash cs3

I would like to know if it is possible to import for example
the UIscrollbar, as used in flash8 or flashMX, to Flash CS3. I find
the new version of that scrollbar component a bit difficult to work
with. I mean, changing the skin colour and all. Besides that, my
site uses the old components, so..
Please let me know :)
Thanks in advance,
FatalD
ps..i hope i picked the right forum for this one :)

Try to re-encode the mp3 with a proper encoding software like
audacity or similar.

Using Flex components in Java application

Hello,
I was learning Flex previously, and I thought I remembered reading somewhere that I can use Flex UI components in a Java application. For instance, I could use Flex for the UI, and Java for the backend. I can't find though the documentation for this. I read this last summer. I don't mean using Flex as a UI in a browser and Java on the server, but a Java application that runs on the client with a Flex UI. I thought what I needed was the flex compiler api, but I looked at the flex compiler api documentation and it isn't what I want.
Does anyone know what this "part" of Flex is that I am talking about, but can't remember?
Thanks,
Vance

No, thanks, but that wasn't what I was thinking of.
What I remember looking at was some library that allowed wrapping Flex UI componnts in Java Swing components. Then the Swing components could be used in the Java app. One main objective of my wrapping Flex in Java is to use flash.media.Video class to play flash video.

Flex skin in Flash CS3

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I want to use web services under flash cs 3 and by using as
3.0.
It was possible with as 2.0 to do it easily thanks to the
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3.0.
I thought web services took part of the many improvements
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Encapsulate existing asp/html site within flash CS3...?

Hi guys,
I am trying to integrate an existing ASP/sql server driven
site within an existing flash-only site.
I have used getURL in some places to grab bits and pieces
but, ideally, I need to have a couple of areas within the flash
site that will access the existing ASP that generates the dropdowns
for searching etc. then pull the results into a separate 'frame'.
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The easiest way would be to use FlashVars to pass data into your SWF. Just add a parameter to your embed called FlashVars and pass key value pairs.
Object Tag Example:
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Embed Tag Example:
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I'm using ActionScript 3 in flash CS3, and everything is the color of a square next to my timeline

HELP! I cannot figure it out! I'm trying to design an opening animation for my show, but it's all one color. I NEED HELP!

If they are just outlines of the content, then you might have mistakenly selected the outline view option. If that's the case, then just click the colored ractangles you mentioned that are next to the layer names (or click the one atop all of them). ANother placeto look is the View -> Preview Mode ->... and make sure Outlines is not selected.
If neither of those is the case, then can you show a screenshot?

Flex obselete with the release of Flash CS3?

Flash cs3 and its new components feature pretty much give the
same functionality as flex's components.
The only reason why i used flex was because of the
components, ive only created a few applications but i cant see why
i couldnt just make them with CS3 now?

You could certainly make that attempt. Our goal is to give
you as much choice as possible. Some people like the Flash IDE,
others like Flex because you can use any text editor, not just Flex
Builder. With Flash CS3, you need the Flash IDE to work with the
FLA files.
When you choose to work with Flex you can put your source
files into a source code control system - you can do that with
FLAs, but you lose change management. In other words, every time
you edit your FLA, it changes so it is always going back into
source code repository. With Flex and MXML and AS files, you save
only those files which have changed.
Flex provides a more traditional way to build SWFs. You can
use Flash to supplement it. You'll find with Flex 3 that the
reverse will be true, too - use Flex to supplement Flash.
Anyway you want to do it, that makes you comfortable and
successful, is the best way to go. We're glad to be able to offer
you choices.

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