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How to create an in-memory database in AIR using ActionScript and JavaScript

One of my favourite AIR features is the support of creating local database file using SQLite embedded engine. If you have SQL skills it'll be easy to storing persistent local data to your desktop application. You can use this feature to store applic

Posted: Jul. 4, 2008 07:45 AM

Flash on the Beach 2008 schedule is up and I'll be there as a speaker

I was considering going myself at FlashOnTheBeach 2008, but now that they took me as a speaker I have no choice. I was an attendace of the first edition of the conference and I missed the two others. So I'm glad to be part of this awesome event. M

Posted: Jul. 4, 2008 04:35 AM

Using Flex 3 with BlazeDS and Java (JEE) training course released by Comtaste (London,Milan,New York)

Comtaste Training is proud to announce its new training course about Flex 3 development using BlazeDS. The course is the result of some enquiries made by our clients about those topics. I've worked on the outline of the course and it's ready and I've

Posted: Jul. 2, 2008 11:07 AM

New algorithm for indexing textual content in Flash and Flex (SWF) by Google search engine

I just wanted to pass the news I've just read from the Google Official Blog: Google has been developing a new algorithm for indexing textual content in Flash files of all kinds, from Flash menus, buttons and banners, to self-contained Flash websites

Posted: Jul. 1, 2008 04:23 AM

Using the EncryptedLocalStore to encrypt data on the client with AIR

Another very important and delicate aspect of desktop applications, but not only, is the one regarding data encryption. Encryption is the process of transforming data by using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing a key

Posted: Jun. 27, 2008 09:39 AM

Enterprise Flex apps with Livecycle DS and BlazeDS

Tomorrow I'll be in Adobe Italy headquarter in Milan to present the following event : Enterprise Flex Applications with LiveCycle Data Services and BlazeDS. During the event I'll show examples, share development approaches to use Flex, LiveCycle Da

Posted: Jun. 24, 2008 09:32 AM

Creating JavaScript functions within an ActionScript class in AIR

The HTMLLoader class has a powerful method that lets you to load html content from a simple html string. The method is part of the public methods of the HTMLLoader class: loadString(). It accepts a parameter that contains the html content to load wit

Posted: Jun. 20, 2008 12:20 PM

Creating JavaScript functions within an ActionScript class in AIR

These days I'm working on the O'Reilly AIR Cookbook creating the examples for the chapter on the HTMLLoader class. The HTMLLoader class has a powerful method that lets you to load html content from a simple html string. The...

Posted: Jun. 20, 2008 12:10 PM

Migrating from AIR 1.0 to 1.1 and Flex SDK 3.0.2

Yesterday the AIR 1.1 was released by Adobe. AIR 1.1 is a small release that introduces international support to applications. From a development point of view if you're suing Flex 3 to create the AIR application you need to take some manual steps

Posted: Jun. 18, 2008 07:13 AM

AIR Cookbook site launched. Call for entries

The AIR Cookbook was on Amazon last week and now the project was officially announced by Adobe. I'm pretty excited for this book because, first of all, it is my first book for O'Reilly and then we got a great group of authors: David Tucker, Rich Tre

Posted: Jun. 17, 2008 04:42 AM

YOUR FEEDBACK

	Flex Is Strong Because of Java By Yakov Fain NN wrote: DRH: you are jumping up and down on silverlight without any light. let see Microsoft work so hard to kill Java and all know the story. Today we have so many apps running on Java (backend more and front ends sucks where flex shines). Now we have great tools for complete...
	Adobe Flex: Program in Style or an Elevator Pitch By Yakov Fain Daniel Szmulewicz wrote: Shalom, OK, so this post is two years old, but I just found it today and appreciated it a lot. Very instructive, indeed. Since you asked for more versions to achieve the desired resizeable canvas, may I offer mine. It is in the line of the Flex version...
	ClearBI Web Reporter For Flex and Java Applications Goes to Public Beta By Yakov Fain person wrote: I hope it's still beta today, because the instructions don't work.
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