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Mark Piller (Jun 25)
Map objects in ActionScript to their server-side counterparts in .NET, bridging client/server domains in your Flex RIAs.

Peter deHaan (Jun 25)
Learn some of the common ways to use the Button component in your Flash projects, including setting labels, resizing and positioning buttons, embedding fonts, and creating toggles.

Prashant Panigrahi (Jun 25)
Create more efficient mobile content by understanding how Flash Lite manages data, performs garbage collection, and uses device memory.

Glenn Ruehle (Jun 25)
A Flex SDK engineer explains how the Flex Component Kit improves the workflow between Flex and Flash developers and designers.

Download Adobe Acrobat 8.1 SDK

Adobe (Jun 25)
Use the SDK to create software and plug-ins to interact and customize Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

Updated site design: Flex.org

Check out the redesigned community portal for Flex developers.

Flex cookbook and CSS Advisor: Now available

Share knowledge and find answers to common coding and development problems through these new community sites.

• Go to the Flex cookbook
• Go to the CSS Advisor

Adobe on AIR bus tour

Join us in a city near you for the Adobe on AIR bus tour! Some of the top Flash, Flex, and JavaScript developers will be riding the bus to 18 cities throughout North America, hosting daylong and evening events. Learn more about the on AIR Tour and register today.

Flex Store: Automation-ready version

This sample demonstrates Automated Testing, part of LiveCycle Data Services ES, with the popular Flex Store application.

Random walk component: Automation-ready sample application

Learn how to instrument the RandomWalk custom component so that your application records your user's interaction with the component and plays it back using automation tools.

Automation API sample applications

See the new Automation API in action in two new sample apps, which show presentation and recording of metrics, automated testing, co-browsing, and more.

Puzzle Game

Start this Flash sample application with eight randomly positioned puzzle pieces, and then solve the puzzle by arranging them so they form an image.

Adobe Tour Tracker

Watch cyclists race the Amgen Tour of California through this live, real-time Adobe sample app built with Flex and Flash Media Server.

Flex 2 sample applications

Adobe (June 27, 2006)
Fresh from the Flex team, these new samples show you what you can build and deploy with Flex 2 and Flash Player 9.

LiveCycle Designer scripting samples

Expand your knowledge of LiveCycle Designer by using sample forms that demonstrate quick and simple solutions.

Sample: Exposing LiveCycle workflows in BEA WebLogic Portal (ZIP, 46.9 MB)

Adobe (July 24, 2006)
Learn how to integrate LiveCycle Form Manager and LiveCycle Workflow in the BEA WebLogic environment.

Flex community sample applications

Adobe (July 17, 2006)
Check out what developers in the Flex and Flash community are building with Flex 2, Flash Player 9, and ActionScript 3.0.

LiveCycle PDF Generator samples (ZIP, 717K)

Adobe (May 30, 2006)
Download sample implementations that use the LiveCycle PDF Generator web service API.

Introducing Yahoo! Maps JS-Flash API

Jason Levitt (Nov. 14, 2005)
Use JavaScript to customize the functionality and appearance of your Yahoo! Maps applications.

The Real Estate Sample App: Flash Forms, Flash Remoting, and ColdFusion MX 7

ColdFusion, Flash Remoting, Flash
(Advanced)
Create an RIA with CFCs, Flash Remoting, and ColdFusion Flash Forms.
Part 1: Coding a Search Interface
Part 2: Managing Property Listings

Sample: Developing a Portlet for Adobe LiveCycle Forms (ZIP, 210k)

LiveCycle
See how to incorporate Adobe LiveCycle forms into the IBM WebSphere portal environment with this sample JSR 168 portlet. Download sample (ZIP, 210k)

Using Flash for the First Time

Part 1: Building a Banner
Part 2: Adding Symbols, Animation, and ActionScript
Part 3: Publishing and Adding the Flash File to a Web Page

Pixel Building

Trevor McCauley
Pixel Building is an example of "pixel art" in Fireworks CS3 where elements are created on a pixel level and sport a pixelated look.

XD Brownbag Poster

Ryan Hicks
XD Brownbag Poster shows the usefulness of the gradient opacity controls in Fireworks CS3 and the Ellipse gradient's multi-handle directional controls. Use them to draw in a way that mimics the real behavior of light.

Using ColdFusion with Flex – Part 3: Creating and running a phone selector

Discover basic Flex functionality through the Flex Phone Selector sample application.

In Labs: Flex-Ajax Bridge

This new JavaScript library enables developers to easily integrate Flex applications with Ajax or DHTML code running in the browser.

Creating a Dynamic Playlist for Streaming Flash Video

Lisa Larson (March 27, 2006)
Use XML to display multiple video clips and generate thumbnails dynamically without editing your Flash file.

In Labs: ActionScript 3.0 Libraries for Flex 2

Build Flex 2 apps with the Flickr API, Mappr API, RSS parser API, search APIs for video and podcasts, and more.

Writing a PDF file to the file system at the end of a workflow (PDF, 464k)

Ron Stone (April 3, 2006)
By saving forms to a file system as PDF documents at the end of a workflow, you can achieve integration between LiveCycle Workflow and other enterprise processes.

Creative Suite 3 trials now available

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• Learn more about trial downloads

Certified Flex 2 Developer Exam: Now available

Set yourself apart from other IT professionals, and demonstrate your skills and knowledge with Flex by taking the new Flex certification exam.