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spayne-DAFNIW
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January 12, 2011
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What version of ColdFusion do I need to use Flash Builder 4?

  • January 12, 2011
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I've been reviewing all the wonderful stuff that can be done with Flash Builder 4. I currently have ColdFusion (CF) MX 7 and Adobe Web Premium CS5 (which includes Flash Builder 4). Will I be able to use FlashBuilder 4 (FB4) with CF MX 7 or will FB4 only work with CF 8 or 9? None of the tutorials/articles/how-to resources I've read plainly state which version of CF is needed.

Although I've requested it, I don't see my IT dept upgrading to CF 8 or 9 any time soon. So, if I cannot use FlashBuilder 4 with CF MX 7, what alternative solutions does anyone recommend for developing a RIA--editable data web app (most likely using an SQL Server DB)?

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Correct answer Adam Cameron.

FB4 is a text editor.  It might have some bells and whistles to expedite the process, but at the end of the day it is an application for saving text to files.

CF (any version, from 1.0 to 9.0.1) is an application server.  The "short version" of how it works is that it receives a request from a web server, reads CFML out of a series of text files, compiles each of them, executes the compiled code which will probably generate more text (say: some HTML), and passes the result back to the web server.

FB4 and CF have no interconnectivity whatsoever, other than the fact they both work in text files: FB4 to create them; CF to read them.

You can use FB4 to write source files for any version of CF.

I guess one difference (which could be muddying the waters here) between CF and Flash authorship is that I guess FB ships with a Flash compiler to convert your source files to a SWF.  With CF, the CF server does that automatically.

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Adam

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Adam Cameron.Correct answer
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January 12, 2011

FB4 is a text editor.  It might have some bells and whistles to expedite the process, but at the end of the day it is an application for saving text to files.

CF (any version, from 1.0 to 9.0.1) is an application server.  The "short version" of how it works is that it receives a request from a web server, reads CFML out of a series of text files, compiles each of them, executes the compiled code which will probably generate more text (say: some HTML), and passes the result back to the web server.

FB4 and CF have no interconnectivity whatsoever, other than the fact they both work in text files: FB4 to create them; CF to read them.

You can use FB4 to write source files for any version of CF.

I guess one difference (which could be muddying the waters here) between CF and Flash authorship is that I guess FB ships with a Flash compiler to convert your source files to a SWF.  With CF, the CF server does that automatically.

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Adam

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spayne-DAFNIWAuthor
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January 12, 2011

Adam,

Thanks for the quick/thorough reply!  You stated: You can use FB4 to write source files for any version of CF.

With that, I will continue to march foward with what tools I do have; I just didn't want to waste time if the end result wasn't going to work.

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spayne-DAFNIWAuthor
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January 12, 2011

Additional thought after I posted my original question:  Is there an Adobe matrix anywhere that shows which products/versions are needed for various Adobe products to work together?

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