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Inspiring
March 3, 2008
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Which Flex SDK should I download?

  • March 3, 2008
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Someone once told me that the Flex SDK contains a tool to extract Javadoc comments from your Actionscript and create auto-generated documentation for your code. I was looking here:
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Downloads

I'm not sure which SDK to download. Any tips/hints from folks in the know?
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sneakyimpAuthor
Inspiring
March 3, 2008
James, that link you posted has what appears to be a free option (the 2nd one). Is that right? It specifically mentions ASDoc so if it is free that's definitely what I want.

Raymond - thanks again. ASDoc appears to be exactly what I'm looking for. In typical Adobe style, the docs leave a lot to be desired. It says "ASDoc is a command-line tool that you can use to create API language reference documentation as HTML pages from the classes in your Adobe® Flex® application" and then it declines to indicate whether it is Windows or Linux or whatever. I am inferring from context it is a windows tool.

That link I posted has 3 variants, the first of which is james' link and is labeled 'Free Adobe Flex SDK'. Not sure how that differs from the 'Open Source Flex SDK' or the 'Adobe Add-ons for Open Source Flex SDK'. *sigh*.

Participating Frequently
March 4, 2008
You'd want the "Free SDK". That is the second link at http://www.adobe.com/go/flex3_sdk and its free. Adobe seem to be making it difficult to get to this, advertising the paid version, but this is the option you'd want.
Inspiring
March 3, 2008
Participating Frequently
March 3, 2008
Sounds like a feature that would only be available for the full, paid version - Flex Builder 3. If it is available in the SDK, then you'd probably want the "Free SDK" at http://www.adobe.com/go/flex3_sdk