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Creating data-driven applications in Flash Builder 4

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-Randy

LiveCycle Data Services ES2 version 3 is now available. Download the free developer edition.

LiveCycle Data Services documentation is available online:

* Using LiveCycle Data Services HTML | PDF
* Application Modeling Technology Reference HTML | PDF
* ActionScript Language Reference HTML
* Installing LiveCycle Data Services HTML
* Javadoc HTML
* Release Notes HTML
* Quick Starts HTML

Hi everyone,
Today we shipped public beta 2 of Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 on Adobe Labs. Even though it's kind of been a moving target, we have a pretty full set of learning resources and I'd like to take a minute to lay them out for you.

As before, you should start by reading the introductions from our Product Managers:

• Matt Chotin's intro to Flex 4


• Tim Buntel's intro to Flash Builder 4

Also, if you are a Flex 3 customer, you should read Joan Lafferty's Differences between Flex 3 SDK and Flex 4 SDK beta article, which (as of today) has more information than the Features and Migration guide.

Although we still have a lot of work to do, we've provided a fairly rich set of beta documentation.

• Using Adobe Flex 4 (PDF) - Flex SDK and Framework usage content. This book combines the Flex Developer's Guide, Creating and Extending Flex Components, and Building and Deploying Flex Applications.


• Using Adobe Flash Builder 4 ((PDF)) - Flash Builder usage content


• Adobe Flex 4 Tutorials (PDF) - Tutorials to help you get started with new Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 features.


• Accessing Data with Flex (PDF)- Usage content for data access in Flex. Includes information on new Flash Builder data service features. (Formerly Creating Data-Driven Applications with Adobe Flex 4.)


• Adobe Flex 4 Feature and Migration (PDF-only)


• Flex 4 ActionScript Language Reference

Also, we have a few new things in Beta 2:

• ActionScript 3.0 Reference for the Adobe Flash Platform (Beta) - Contains all ActionScript 3.0 APIs for all Adobe products. I'm very excited by this and will blog more about it in a few days.


• Flex 4 in a Week (Beta) - A Flex 4 version of the popular Flex in a Week video series.


• Adobe Community Help beta on Adobe Labs - A preview of Adobe's next-generation help experience. This beta release is configured to work with Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst content. I strongly encourage you to try this out.

And, as always, I need to acknowledge and thank the Flex Learning Resources team: Erich Champion, Janice Campbell, Linda Adler, Matt Horn, Pam Araki, Shimi Rahim, Stephen Gilson, and Vince Genovese. I also need to thank Akshay Madan, Mark Nichoson, Laura Kersell, Helen Whelan, and Tanya Knoop for all the work they put into the Adobe Community Help client and the Labs Beta release.

Regards,
Randy Nielsen

LiveCycle Data Service 3 Beta 1 is now available on Adobe Labs.

The new model-driven development features in LiveCycle Data Services 3 offer a huge leap in productivity and ease-of-use for end-to-end applications. You start an application by creating a data model (a simple XML file) in the new "Modeler" editor that plugs into Flash Builder. From that model, you automatically generate data access logic on the server and Flex client code for working with the server code.

You can even generate much of a model by dragging existing SQL database tables into the Modeler editor. When you save the model, client code is automatically generated. When you deploy the model to the server, a fully functional Data Management Service destination is automatically generated on the LiveCycle Data Services server. You can support even the most advanced Data Management Service features just by creating and deploying a model.

Using Flash Builder with LiveCycle Data Services, you can now build simple or complex data-driven applications without writing any server-side code or configuration files. You can also take full advantage of the new Flash Builder 4 features for building the client side of data-driven applications.

We would love to get your feedback on this release and the documentation. To learn more:

• Get the software


• Check out the videos


• Read the documentation

The Flex 4 Beta tutorials provide an excellent introduction to Flex, Flash Builder, and accessing remote data with the new features in Flash Builder 4.

I've just updated the tutorials to provide access to the database files necessary to run the tutorials on Paging and Data Management. I've also updated several of the tutorials to make sure they work as designed.

This version of the tutorials is more current than the one installed with Flash Builder 4 Beta.

We are currently working on improving and updating the tutorials. Your feedback can help us provide a better introduction to Flex 4 and Flash Builder.

Of course, we are interested in any bugs you might find. But feedback on the scope, content, complexity, and length of time it takes to complete a tutorial is useful.

I hope to provide additional updates to the tutorials during the Beta period.