Alex Cougarman explains the process on how to upload a file via Flex and Java. In the process, it demonstrates Flex’s ECMAScript for XML (E4X) language extension, custom components, classes, and events, as well as a Java-like properties file.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Creating the Flex project
3. Creating the Java servlet
4. Adding data to the Flex app
5. Creating the Flex upload component
6. Creating a custom Flex event
7. Troubleshooting

Flex Developer Center

Adobe is offering free licenses of Flex Buider 3 professional to all developers who proof they are unemployed. Please apply at https://freeriatools.adobe.com/learnflex

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Source Files

“Flex quick start guide for PHP developers” was a very popular document made available by Adobe under Flex Developer Center. Now the article was updated but to work with Flex 3.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Running the Flex/PHP code examples
3. Creating the user interface
4. Submitting a form using the GET method to PHP
5. Submitting a form using the POST method to PHP
6. Submitting a form to Google using the GET method
7. Populating a list with XML from the server
8. Navigating to another URL or targeting a frame
9. Changing states in Flex
10. Downloading a file
11. Uploading a file to PHP
12. Login example application
13. Populating a DataGrid with XML from PHP
14. Taking your projects to the next level

Flex Developer Center

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Source Files

This tutorial by Code of Doom will go to the basics and quickest way to create a Google Maps application with in Flex. All steps are described and you may download all the flex source code of this application.

Vijay from RiaOn.com will give you some tips on how to animate your applications with Flex. He created a simple 3 tab application where the content of each tab will appear with different animations. After this tutorial you will for sure be able to create more complex animations.

Learn how to display rich text inside of the Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR 1.5 runtimes, using the Text Layout Framework library for Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR 1.5 with this Flex Developer Center article by Mihai Corlan.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Introducing the Text Layout Framework library
3. Understanding the components and capabilities
4. Example: Using the Text Layout Framework in Flex and AIR

Learn how to create a fully functional contact form in this tutorial by Saint Michael’s. In order to complete the task will be useful a Medium to Strong Skills with CSS, HTML, Javascript, PHP, Actionscript, XML and MXML.You should be also fammiliar with Flash, Flex and Html Editors.

Good Luck!

Video: Understanding the behavior of the Flash timing mechanism (4:18)

Video: Using custom Flash graphics in Flex components (6:42)

Video: Using and animating filters (4:35)

Exercise: Using and Animating Filters (PDF, 62K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 86K; Solution, ZIP, 86K)

Video: Creating SWC files (10:46)

Exercise: Creating SWC files (PDF, 166K)

(Download assets, ZIP, 421K Starter, ZIP, 42K; Solution, ZIP, 46K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 14K; Solution, ZIP, 14K)

Video: Building runtime shared libraries (7:15)

Exercise: Building run time shared libraries (PDF, 207K)

(Download assets, ZIP, 486K; Starter, ZIP, 43K; Solution, ZIP, 15K)

Video: Splitting your application into modules (8:45)

Video: Communicating over local connections (6:20)

Exercise: Communicating Over Local Connections (PDF, 75K)

(Download assets, ZIP, 4K; Starter, ZIP, 86K; Solution, ZIP, 86K)

Video: Using shared objects (4:20)

Exercise: Using Shared Objects (PDF, 58K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 86K; Solution, ZIP, 86K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 4K; Solution, ZIP, 4K)

Video: Reducing the file size of your Flex application (4:58)

Video: Embedding video in your application (2:09) optional

Exercise: Embedding Video (PDF, 86K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 89K)

Video: Controlling video using Ajax (2:19) optional

Video: Localization using resource bundles (5:05)

Exercise: Localization using Resource Bundles (PDF, 227K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 86K; Solution, ZIP, 87K)

Video: Integrating Flex with PHP using XML (7:44) optional

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Video: Implementing navigator containers (17:15)

Video: Embedding images (11:58)

Video: Embedding fonts (28:59)

Exercise: Working with navigation containers and embedding fonts and images (PDF, 437K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 48K; Solution, ZIP, 49K)

Video: Creating constraint-based layouts (21:50)

Video: Applying styles to MXML components (29:06)

Exercise: Working with constraints and using MXML styles (PDF, 277K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 49K; Solution, ZIP, 49K)

Video: Skining components with Adobe CS3 (28:14)

Exercise: Skinning components graphically (PDF, 1,520K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 49K; Solution, ZIP, 81K)

Video: Creating view states (23:01)

Video: Animating with behaviors and transitions (18:06)

Exercise: Working with view states and animation and transitions (PDF, 717K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 83K; Solution, ZIP, 84K)

Video: Drawing shapes with the Drawing API (22:32)

Video: Skinning components programmatically (12:09)

Exercise: Drawing shapes and programmatic skinning (PDF, 501K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 84K; Solution, ZIP, 85K)

Video: Extending components (27:27)

Exercise: Extending components (PDF, 405K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 85K; Solution, ZIP, 86K)

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Video: Validating data (7:15)

Exercise: Validating form data (PDF, 100K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 34K; Solution, ZIP, 36K)

Video: Requesting and sending data with RemoteObject (20:52)

Exercise: Using RemoteObject to send data to the server (PDF, 503K)

(Download Server, ZIP 22,642K; Starter, ZIP, 35K; Solution, ZIP, 36K)

Exercise: ColdFusion version: Using RemoteObject to send data to the server (PDF, 236K)

(Download Solution, ZIP153K)

Video: Formatting data (6:09)

Video: Dragging data between List components (5:20)

Exercise: Implementing drag and drop between components (PDF, 627K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 36K; Solution, ZIP, 36K)

Video: Filtering XML with E4X (12:04)

Exercise: Using XML with E4X (PDF, 54K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 36K; Solution, ZIP, 37K)

Video: Deploying Flex and AIR applications (11:57)

Exercise: Deploying a Flex application (PDF, 504K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 37K; Solution, ZIP, 37K)

Exercise: Creating and deploying an AIR application (PDF, 1,194K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 37K; Solution, ZIP, 816K)

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Video: Displaying data in the DataGrid (6:35)

Video: Working with containers (12:12)

Exercise: Working with containers (PDF, 144K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 32K; Solution, ZIP, 32K)

Video: Creating custom MXML components (8:42)

Exercise: Creating custom MXML components (PDF, 230K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 32K; Solution, ZIP, 33K)

Video: Implementing value object classes (13:46)

Video: Creating custom events (5:59)

Video: Creating custom event classes (23:06)

Exercise: Creating custom events and dispatching data (PDF, 337K)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 33K; Solution, ZIP, 34K)

Video: Customizing item renderers (6:42)

Exercise: Creating an item renderer (PDF, 128k)

(Download Starter, ZIP, 34K; Solution, ZIP, 34K)

Video: Exploring Flex Builder tips (5:18)

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Learn how to use and create a matrix graphics application to indicate progress. The tutorial will use Flash for the graphics and Flex for the application. Tutorial is simple and very well detailed.

How to Bitmap(Matrix Graphics) Progress Bar in Flex