Tag Archives: Flex

Flex Test Drive in about an hour

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According to the Flex Test Drive site, you can “Build an application in an hour”.  While that is definitely true for a simple application, I would say it takes a little bit longer in real life.  I started working through the Test Drive demo using the videos, which probably run less than an hour.  Since I am familiar with Flex/Flash Builder, it was easy enough for me to have the video running in the background while I built the application.  There were several times that I had to switch back to the video to get a better understanding of what Continue reading Flex Test Drive in about an hour→

Zend AMF and Flash Builder

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While I was pondering creating the Flex/Flash test application for the Demo site, I ran across Flex Test Drive.  I remember reading it before and couldn’t remember why I didn’t go through with the example….then I tried connecting to the php web service.  The Flex Test Drive gives you three options for a server:  Java, PHP and ColdFusion.  I don’t have a ColdFusion or Java option on my hosted website, so PHP was the way to go.  I also didn’t want to bother installing a web server locally, because I want to post my examples on my site.  Because of Continue reading Zend AMF and Flash Builder→

ArrayCollection in an ArrayCollection

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At work I am trying to display a bunch of information retrieved from a web services.  The data has a header table (top item) and then supporting item tables (sub items).  My current data only brings back one top item, but I have set it up to display multiple top items using a HorizontalList.  I created a custom component based on a Form, which allows me to easily display header and values.  In the future, I can probably use the form for inputs, but for now it is just displaying.  I am also using an Accordion container to display each Continue reading ArrayCollection in an ArrayCollection→

SAP web services and Flex

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The company I work for uses SAP for their CRM (Customer Relations Management) solution.  We were on Oracle, but after being bought out by ze Germans, we had to switch to SAP.  The idea was to integrate the German offices with the American offices. That never happened and we ended up splitting off from the Germans this year.  However, SAP is still with us.  My boss requested that I create some sort of application to check if the web services called by our mobile CRM application, Service Data Automation (SDA), (created by me) were working as part of an overall Continue reading SAP web services and Flex→

Time for some practice

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While I was at work pondering what other better careers there might be out there, I decided that I probably should make sure my skills are up-to-date.  Since I am limited to what software I have installed on my home PC, I will be brushing up on those skills and learn some new ones in the process.  The best way for me to learn something is to actually have something to do, instead of just reading through a book and trying to absorb it.  I’ve absorbed plenty of useless facts by reading, but that doesn’t beat actually putting to work Continue reading Time for some practice→

Google Docs in Flex frustration

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I enjoy using Google Docs.  I have to admit, it is a very easy way to share information between people and to do on-line collaboration.  I have used documents to brainstorm ideas and create outlines in real time on-line.  Recently I created a form that stores the information submitted into a spreadsheet.  Unfortunately,  the spreadsheet is a little hard to read with the responses are very long and there are multiple long responses.  The provided “summary” view for the spreadsheet doesn’t help, because it just displays all the answers together.  This would be great for a survey, but not for Continue reading Google Docs in Flex frustration→