ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API Released

Posted by Jithen (J) Singh in ESRI on Saturday, August 2, 2008 | 6 comments

The new ArcGIS 9.3 Flex API is now available!

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Earlier this month ESRI made available the ArcGIS 9.3 JavaScript API along with the ArcGIS 9.3 Resource Centres.

Develop rich internet applications with ArcGIS services using the Flex™ framework. The API enables creating applications with intuitive, visually rich and responsive user interface. The ArcGIS API for Flex takes full advantage of the powerful mapping, geocoding, and geoprocessing capabilities of ArcGIS services.

ESRI announced the ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API at the ESRI Developer Summit 2008 and it’s great to see the first release has been made available.

The ArcGIS API for Flex™ allows the creation of Rich Internet applications on top of ArcGIS Server. It is integrated with Adobe Flex Builder 3 and can be downloaded for free from the ArcGIS Server Resource Center. Flex is a client-side technology that is rendered by Flash Player 9 or Adobe AIR.

To use the Flex API you simply download the ArcGIS API for Flex library and start creating your Flex application using Flex Builder 3 (or your Flex tool of choice).

Like the other API’s which are available for ArcGIS Server 9.3, the ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API includes a bundle of samples, concepts and API reference.

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Head over and download the ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API. The download is in the form of a .zip file.

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The .zip file contains all the files to get you started along with a bundle of samples. It’s really easy to get started. In just four steps using Adobe’s Flex Builder you can have an application running.

1. In Flex builder, create a new Flex project (File -> New Flex project).                            
2. Copy all the contents of the samples folder to src folder of the Flex project created above.     
3. In Flex builder, add the API Library to the project through Flex Build Path -> Library Path -> Add SWC (and locate the “agslib-1.0-beta-2008-07-31.swc”)
4. In Flex builder, right-click on any of the sample mxml applications and click “Run Application”  

Head over and check out the new ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API here: http://resources.esri.com/arcgisserver/…. The direct download can be found here: http://resources.esri.com/arcgisserver/…



6 Responses to “ “ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API Released”

  1. Microsoft Silverlight Map Viewer For ArcGIS Server 9.3 says:
    January 1, 1970 at 12:00 pm

    RE: ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API Released

    This has been talked about since the ESRI Developer Summit 2008 earlier this year and earlier this week Richie Carmichael wrote up about a new Microsoft Silverlight map viewer that he has developed for ArcGIS Server 9.3. The Silverlight map viewer is

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  2. ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API Improves The Look And Feel Of Web Mapping Applications says:
    January 1, 1970 at 12:00 pm

    RE: ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API Released

    Earlier this month ESRI released the new ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API. Full information about this release can be found here: http://mandown.co.nz/esri/... ESRI has now released a press release about the new ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API. Redlands, California

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  3. Wrapping Up The ESRI New Zealand User Conference 2008 says:
    January 1, 1970 at 12:00 pm

    RE: ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API Released

    The last few weeks have been pretty full on preparing for the ESRI New Zealand User Conference 2008 . The ESRI New Zealand User Conference 2008 kicked off early last week in a very sunny Rotorua. Most of the team gathered in Rotorua on Sunday in preparation

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  4. Day 1 Morning Plenary Session At The ESRI International User Conference 2008 says:
    May 8, 2008 at 10:20 am

    RE: ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API Released

    The ESRI International User Conference 2008 has kicked off in San Deigo and information has been flooding in about what’s been talked about and shown off. Everything I have read so far is looking great! I thought I would summarise the day events and some

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