Actionscript/Flex development using Eclipse

A few steps are necessary for setting up Eclipse-IDE to be Flex-friendly!

In this intro tutorial, we will be installing AXDT - a free open-source Eclipse plugin providing a nice development environment from within Eclipse for making life a bit easier!

In addition the following Actionscript/Flex goodies are nice to have:

1. Actionscript2 available via the update site: http://aseclipseplugin.sf.net/updates/
2. Actionscript Framework Downloader (Requires installation of Subversion): http://www.rozengain.com/blog/2009/10/09/eclipse-plug-in-download-as3-libraries-straight-to-your-eclipseflex-builderfdt-project/

Let's get going!

Download Flex SDK from Adobe:

1. Go to: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Download+Flex+4

2. Choose appropriate version: eg.

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/pub/flex/sdk/builds/flex4/flex_sdk_4.1.0.16076.zip

3. Unpack to a local directory.

Install the Eclipse-AXDT plugin:

1. Open Eclipse-IDE

2. Go to HELP-> Install New Software

First Install Eclipse-IMP plugin (prerequisite):

Click ADD to add a new update site

Enter the following details:

Name: IMP

Location: http://download.eclipse.org/technology/imp/updates

Second Install Eclipse-AXDT plugin:

Click ADD to add a new update site

Enter the following details:

Name: AXDT

Location: http://update.axdt.org/

Re-start Eclipse-IDE on both the above occasions.

Set-up the AXDT to use Adobe FLEX sdk:

1. Click Window-> Preferences->

2. Open AXDT

3. Click Compilers and Click Browse to find the location of the following configuration files:

Flex config file: your_flex_sdk_4/frameworks/flex-config.xml

Air config file: your_flex_sdk_4/frameworks/air-config.xml

Finally Click OK!