AIR for Flex Developers Training DVD

Introduction

• Welcome Demo
• Prerequisites Demo
• Installing WAMP on Windows
• Installing MAMP on Mac OS X
• Installing the sample database on MySQL
• Using the example files
• Setting up the example files on Mac OS X
• Setting up the example files on Windows

1. AIR and Flex: A Quick Review

• Creating a Flex project for AIR Demo
• Exporting an AIR installation package Demo
• Using the descriptor file Demo

2. Using the Clipboard

• Understanding the Clipboard architecture Demo
• Copying data to the system Clipboard Demo
• Retrieving data from the system Clipboard Demo
• Transferring complex objects with the Clipboard Demo
• Transferring data collections with the Clipboard Demo
• Transferring images in the Clipboard
• Deferred rendering

3. Creating Drag-and-Drop Interfaces

• Understanding drag-and-drop interfaces
• Accepting native dropped data
• Dragging and dropping file references
• Initiating native drag-and-drop

4. Using the File System

• Understanding file system access in AIR
• Using directory aliases and the File class
• Comparing synchronous and asynchronous file operations
• Browsing for files and directories
• Working with Flex's file access visual controls
• Creating and deleting directories
• Creating and manipulating files
• Reading data from a text file
• Writing data to a text file
• Using temporary directories

5. Working with HTML Content

• Using the Flex HTML component to create a browser
• Using script bridging with ActionScript and JavaScript
• Understanding AIR security in JavaScript

6. Using Native Windows

• Defining and instantiating native windows
• Controlling native window appearance
• Using transparent windows
• Working in Full Screen mode
• Changing the order of multiple windows
• Handling window events
• Preventing default window behaviors

7. Using Native Menus

• Creating native menus
• Adding native menus to windows and applications
• Using submenus and keyboard shortcuts
• Using the FlexNativeMenu control
• Using context menus
• Displaying menus in the system tray or Dock

8. Monitoring Network Connections

• Understanding network monitoring
• Using the URLMonitor
• Setting the pollInterval property
• Using the SocketMonitor

9. Using the Local Database

• Understanding the integrated SQLite database
• Creating and connecting to a database
• Using asynchronous database operations
• Creating database tables
• Inserting data
• Retrieving and handling data
• Using SQL statement parameters
• Using transactions
• Creating an occasionally connected application

10. Encrypting Local Data

• Understanding the EncryptedLocalStore class
• Inserting data into the encrypted local store
• Retrieving data from the encrypted local store

11. Invoking an AIR Application

• Using command-line arguments with AIR
• Opening files with AIR
• Using custom file types

12. Updating an AIR Application

• Setting application version numbers
• Retrieving an installation package from a website
• Comparing application version numbers
• Performing an application update

13. Advanced Techniques

• Closing an application gracefully
• Communicating between AIR applications

Conclusion

• Goodbye