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AIR 1.5 for Dreamweaver and AJAX Developers

with David Gassner

AIR 1.5 is a leading platform for building and deploying native desktop applications that work across different operating systems. Developers can use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript when creating applications with AIR. In AIR 1.5 for Dreamweaver and AJAX Developers, Adobe Certified Instructor David Gassner brings AJAX developers deeper into the functions and features of AIR 1.5 used with Dreamweaver CS4. David explores the power of this platform to work with the local file system, create and maintain local databases, and manage native windows and menus to create more responsive and engaging applications. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Reading and writing local files
Creating and managing local databases
Copying and transferring data between applications
Integrating with the host operating system
Working with plain text, HTML, and PDF content
Monitoring network connections
Publishing and updating AIR applications
Configuring AIR applications in Dreamweaver CS4

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author: David Gassner
subject: Developer, Desktop Apps
software: AIR 1.5
level: Intermediate

duration: 5h 18m
released: Mar 03, 2009

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Introduction 4m 42s

Welcome 1m 29s

Prerequisites 2m 6s

Using the exercise files 1m 7s

1. AIR, AJAX, and Dreamweaver: A Quick Review 22m 53s

Installing AIR 1m 38s

Installing the AIR extension for Dreamweaver 2m 11s

Downloading and installing the AIR SDK 1m 0s

Defining a Dreamweaver site and AIR application 4m 39s

Configuring the application in Dreamweaver 4m 10s

Exporting an AIR installer package 4m 6s

Integrating the AIRAliases.js file 2m 48s

Debugging with the trace() function 2m 21s

2. Using AJAX Programming in AIR 18m 28s

Understanding AJAX programming 4m 21s

Using the XMLHttpRequest object 6m 14s

Using a Spry XML dataset 5m 21s

Packaging an AIR application with Spry assets 2m 32s

3. Using the Native Clipboard 26m 20s

Understanding the clipboard architecture 3m 24s

Copying data from AIR to the system clipboard 5m 33s

Copying data from the system clipboard to AIR 3m 11s

Transferring complex objects between applications 8m 17s

Using deferred rendering 5m 55s

4. Creating Drag-and-Drop Interfaces 22m 58s

Dragging and dropping plain text 7m 42s

Dragging and dropping HTML 3m 18s

Dragging and dropping file references 7m 30s

Detecting dragged mime types 4m 28s

5. Working with the Local File System 36m 6s

File system overview 1m 24s

Working with directories 8m 26s

Working with files 3m 48s

Copying and deleting files 5m 42s

Using asynchronous file operations 2m 47s

Reading text from a file 4m 1s

Writing text to a file 3m 21s

Creating temporary directories and files 6m 37s

6. Working with HTML and PDF content 17m 32s

Inspecting the HTML DOM with the AIR Introspector 5m 34s

Inspecting data with the AIR Introspector 1m 40s

Understanding HTML security sandboxes 3m 25s

Displaying an Acrobat PDF file 2m 39s

Detecting PDF capability 4m 14s

7. Using HTML Windows 24m 12s

Creating native windows with HTML content 8m 59s

Setting native window chrome and transparency 4m 18s

Using Full Screen mode 2m 19s

Handling window events 3m 56s

Preventing default window behaviors 4m 40s

8. Integrating with a Native Operating System 18m 41s

Creating a native context menu 6m 43s

Adding a menu to the system tray in Windows 5m 22s

Adding a menu to the dock in Mac OS X 4m 9s

Using pop-up menus 2m 27s

9. Monitoring Network Connections 13m 44s

Adding service monitoring to an application 3m 37s

Monitoring an HTTP URL 5m 40s

Monitoring an internet socket 4m 27s

10. Using the Local Database 1h 1m

Creating and connecting to a local database 6m 23s

Using asynchronous database connections 4m 17s

Creating a database table with SQL 7m 6s

Examining database metadata 5m 13s

Inserting data into a local database 8m 13s

Using SQL statement parameters 4m 13s

Retrieving data from a local database 6m 54s

Using transactions 4m 38s

Caching a Spry dataset in a local database 8m 59s

Populating a Spry dataset from a local database 5m 53s

11. Encrypting Local Data 18m 26s

Inserting data in the encrypted local store 6m 3s

Retrieving data from the encrypted local store 5m 38s

Using an encrypted local database 6m 45s

12. Invoking and Updating AIR Applications 32m 0s

Handling command-line arguments 7m 9s

Using custom file types 9m 26s

Retrieving an installer package from a website 9m 27s

Performing an automated application update 5m 58s

Conclusion 36s

Goodbye 36s

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