Archive for August, 2007
If you are interested in programming with pure ActionScript 3 code, there is a decent Open Source alternative to Flex, Flash and others. Like most products and especially open source ones, they can be a bit quirky to get started in. So here is a quick guide to get started using Flash Develop for ActionScript 3.
- Download the Flex 2 SDK here
- Extract the Flex SDK to a directory, make it something easy like C:\Actionscript\FlexSDK
- Download Flash Develop here They don’t have a real website. It’s a bulletin board with a topic area for releases.
- Open Flash Develop. Goto Tools, Installed Plugins.
- Choose AS3, Settings.
- Input the Flex 2 SDK location to match the path in step 2.
- When you create projects, choose “AS3″ in the Syntax menu, and it will use the settings you just set.
That’s it!
I have found a few workflows in the IDE, but for the ost part it’s a stable alternative. I’ve been able to run all of my ActionScript3 projects from Flex2 without issue.
