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I'm working on an app that will run on desktops and mobile devices. I have Flash Professional CS5. However, I am working on a project that really just needs AS3, and dealing with the complications of integrating AS3 with Flash has already taken a fair amount of time.
There's a link that says "Free, open-source framework | Adobe Flex". When I click on it it takes me to a page with Flash Builder 4.7 Premium for $700. I'd rather have something free...
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Click the install button. Choose AIR AS3 Projector from the list, and give it a name/location. In the project manager panel (choose 'Project Manager' from the view menu if not already visible), expand the src folder, and open the Main.as file. Run your project by clicking the play icon, or pressing F5 , or Ctrl+Enter .
Before ActionScript and MXML code can be included in an AIR application, it must be compiled. If you use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), such as Adobe Flash Builder or Adobe Flash Professional, the IDE handles compilation behind the scenes.
(Deprecated with Animate) ActionScript 1.0 is the simplest form of ActionScript, and is still used by some versions of the Adobe Flash Lite Player.
ActionScript is the programming language for the Adobe® Flash® Player and Adobe® AIR™ run-time environments. It enables interactivity, data handling, and much more in Flash, Flex, and AIR content and applications. ActionScript executes in the ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM), which is part of Flash Player and AIR.
Adobe's Flex SDK, Apache's Flex SDK, and Adobe's AIR SDK include mxmlc compilers. They can all be downloaded free of charge. These compile .as code into .swf binaries. The AIR SDK has the latest compiler from Adobe.
flashdevelop.org is a free IDE (that downloads one of the above to compile, and sets up your environment automatically). Similarly, Flash Builder is a paid IDE from Adobe.
Take your pick. I like to use Adobe AIR SDK under wine on Linux, personally. =)
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