RIA Step-by-step #21 - Connecting to an external data source in Flash Builder 4

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Connect the photo gallery RIA to an XML data source to populate the application with data stored outside the RIA - in this case: thumbnails, full size images, and image metadata.

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RIA Step-by-step #2 - Introduction to the Flash Ca... RIA Step-by-step #2 - Introduction to the Flash Catalyst CS5.5 interface Get familiar with the Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5.5 interface and functionality in preparation for designing the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:07:05 Added: June 06, 2011 Views: 2,086	00:07:05
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RIA Step-by-step #5 - Importing a Photoshop design... RIA Step-by-step #5 - Importing a Photoshop design document into Flash Catalyst CS5.5 Import your Adobe Photoshop design document into Flash Catalyst CS5.5 and get prepared to add rich interactivity to the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:03:29 Added: June 06, 2011 Views: 1,210	00:03:29
RIA Step-by-step #6 - Working with pages and state... RIA Step-by-step #6 - Working with pages and states in Flash Catalyst CS5.5 Create button components in Flash Catalyst CS5.5 to allow for navigation between the different pages and states of the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:02:23 Added: June 06, 2011 Views: 1,172	00:02:23
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RIA Step-by-step #13 - Roundtrip editing between F... RIA Step-by-step #13 - Roundtrip editing between Flash Catalyst CS5.5 and Photoshop Make round-trip edits to RIA artwork in Adobe Photoshop, while maintaining the work you've done in Flash Catalyst CS5.5. Runtime: 00:02:27 Added: June 06, 2011 Views: 515	00:02:27
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RIA Step-by-step #5 - Importing a Photoshop design... RIA Step-by-step #5 - Importing a Photoshop design document into Flash Catalyst CS5 Import your Adobe Photoshop design document into Flash Catalyst and get prepared to add rich interactivity to the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:03:18 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 1,461	00:03:18
RIA Step-by-step #6 - Working with pages and state... RIA Step-by-step #6 - Working with pages and states in Flash Catalyst Learn how to work with pages and states in Flash Catalyst to architect the flow of content for the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:02:37 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 1,920	00:02:37
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RIA Step-by-step #8 - Creating Flash Catalyst CS5... RIA Step-by-step #8 - Creating Flash Catalyst CS5 custom components Use Flash Catalyst to add a custom component in order to display the photos on the gallery page of the RIA. Runtime: 00:03:11 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 4,842	00:03:11
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RIA Step-by-step #15 - Controlling video with Flas... RIA Step-by-step #15 - Controlling video with Flash Catalyst CS5 interactions Create custom buttons and interactions to control audio and video playback in Flash Catalyst. Runtime: 00:07:30 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 1,362	00:07:30
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RIA Step-by-step #19 - Importing a Flash Catalyst... RIA Step-by-step #19 - Importing a Flash Catalyst design into Flash Builder 4 Import your Flash Catalyst project into Flash Builder and get prepared to add data services and user event functionality to the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:03:49 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 3,498	00:03:49
RIA Step-by-step #20 - Importing an edited Flash C... RIA Step-by-step #20 - Importing an edited Flash Catalyst project into Flash Builder 4 Modify artwork for the photo gallery RIA in Flash Catalyst and then import the updated FXG file into Flash Builder, using the compare feature to compare and update the code that has changed. Runtime: 00:04:06 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 1,546	00:04:06
RIA Step-by-step #21 - Connecting to an external d... RIA Step-by-step #21 - Connecting to an external data source in Flash Builder 4 Connect the photo gallery RIA to an XML data source to populate the application with data stored outside the RIA - in this case: thumbnails, full size images, and image metadata. Runtime: 00:02:35 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 2,212	00:02:35
RIA Step-by-step #22 - Binding a data service to F... RIA Step-by-step #22 - Binding a data service to Flex components Bind the XML data source to components used to display the thumbnails, full size images, and image metadata in the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:07:45 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 2,396	00:07:45
RIA Step-by-step #23 - Changing the UI content bas... RIA Step-by-step #23 - Changing the UI content based on user events Define an event handler for the click of the submit button in the photo gallery RIA. Runtime: 00:02:13 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 1,016	00:02:13
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RIA Step-by-step #27 - Deploying RIAs to the web o... RIA Step-by-step #27 - Deploying RIAs to the web or desktop Learn how to publish the completed photo gallery project to the web or as an AIR application for the desktop. Runtime: 00:03:48 Added: May 03, 2010 Views: 845	00:03:48

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