Datasheet

This directory contains a file called HelloWorld.mxml, a simple Flex application. To compile the
application, run this command:
mxmlc HelloWorld.mxml
FIGURE 1.12
The command-line compiler at work
After the compilation is complete, your directory will contain a new file called HelloWorld.swf.
This is the compiled application that you deploy to your Web server.
The command-line compiler has many options for tuning your application. For complete
details on how to use the compiler, see the Adobe publication
Building and Deploying
Flex Applications.
Getting Help
Documentation for Flex 3 is available from the Adobe Web site at:
www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/
The documentation is available in a variety of formats, including Acrobat PDF, HTML Help, and
ASDocs HTML files.
The documentation includes these publications, among others:
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Developing Flex Applications contains extensive documentation on the functional tools that
are available in the Flex framework.
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Building and Deploying Flex Applications focuses on application architecture, compiler
tools, and deployment strategies.
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ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference contains generated documentation of
the Flex class library, including each class’s properties, methods, and so on. This docu-
mentation also includes extensive code samples.
The documentation also is delivered in indexed, searchable format with Flex Builder 3. I describe
how to explore and use this version of the documentation in Chapter 2.
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