I went ahead and downloaded the newly created AutoComplete Input component from Adobe.com Flex exchange. This component will be one of many to come from the Adobe’s Flex Team. There are a couple included examples which where very easy to follow. In my example I’ll show how to use the AutoComplete Input component to search and filter the data in a DataGrid. The combination of the AutoComplete Input component and the DataGrid...

I have not been following who is providing the latest ColdFusion MX 7.0.2 hosting, but its important if you are trying to use Flex 2′s RPC services. I picked up a google news alert that says “CrystalTech Offering ColdFusion MX 7 Web Hosting With Adobe Flex 2″.  You can find the news article at http://www.tophosts.com/articles/003859.html The real question is will people understand Flex 2 hosting.  It is Flex Data Services...

There is true power in creating and extending Flex components.  As Flex progresses we’ll see more and more components.  The interesting thing is a lot of components are created for a specific need a developer has.  The slightly smaller set of components being made are ones that allow developers to create new components and applications more easily. Creating components takes alot of engery and time, I know I have created a few...

There is a create Presentation on “Flex Performance & Tips” by David George at the link below. http://adobedev.adobe.acrobat.com/p71169528/ The main areas of performance consideration for your Flex applications are Object creation, Measurement/layout and Rendering.  I found the object creation section to be the most helpful for my past experience but the whole presentation is worth viewing and reviewing for any heavy Flex...

In my first attempt with WebORB for PHP I came across an issue that was not keen with the examples I was trying to use. The issue had to do with using the “source” attribute on the RemoteObject class. The reason behind the missing feature in WebORB for PHP was that they modeled their services config files after FDS, which is JavaAdapter based. My examples are based on ColdFusion and use the standard services-config.xml...