adobe-air

What is the best cross-platform language for desktop applications? (Java, Adobe Air, Flex, Silverlight??, Anything Else)

My business partner needs a desktop application programmed, and it needs to be cross-platform as he wants Mac owners (OS X) to be able to run it as well. This, of course, is a bit of a problem for me as I program in PHP for my web projects and exclusively in C# (formerly used Visual Basic) for my desktop apps. I've been using (and love) ...

Running an air file

I everybody. I get a software to install. the extension is .air ( filename.air ) What should I do to have it installed or run it... I don't know. ...

Flex 4: DropDownList doesn't work in new window

In this code I'm creating a new window when I click the button. In the new window are TextInput and DropDownList components. When the new window opens, clicking the DropDownList does nothing - you have to click it a second time round to get it to open. However, click into the TextInput field first and then try opening the DropDownList wo...

Opening External Application within Adobe Air App using JavaScript

I'm working on a personal Adobe Air Application that will hold a lot of required elements for my job including important web links to various places I may need. But I have ran into a bit of an issue... I need to have a couple of buttons that will open external applications (like ThunderBird and Spark). I'm aware that you can do this wit...

AIR – Google Maps API Security Sandbox Violation?

i've just started using the Google Maps API for Flash (map_1_20.swc) for an AIR 2.5 application i'm building with Flash CS5. everything loads and display fine in the ADL except that i'm receiving security sandbox violations: *** Security Sandbox Violation *** SecurityDomain 'http://maps.googleapis.com/mapsapi/publicapi? file=flashapi&u...

How to get the Current Date Time in Flex

I'm trying to get the current date time in Flex/AIR? ...