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The following example shows the input and output of the Flex compilers:
You open the application compiler with the mxmlc command-line tool, the Flex Builder Build Project option, or
with the run-time web-tier compiler. You open the component compiler with the Flex Builder Build Project
option for a Library Project or with the compc command-line tool.
About the application compilers
The application compilers create SWF files that are run in an Adobe™ Flash® Player client or in an Adobe AIR™
application. The client can be a stand-alone Flash Player or a Flash Player in a browser, which takes the form of
an ActiveX control for Microsoft Internet Explorer or a plug-in for Netscape-based browsers.
Component compilers
Application compilers
*.swc
*.swc
*.as
*.mxml
*.as
*.mxml
Flex Builder
compc
*.swf
*.swf
*.as
*.mxml
*.as
*.mxml
*.html
*.mxml
mxmlc
Flex Builder
Web tier