This is the source code for the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex (a.k.a Flex Viewer). Learn more about Flex Viewer at ArcGIS Viewer for Flex resource center.
- Ready-to-deploy GIS web client mapping app for ArcGIS Server.
- A complete web mapping application, and application framework that allows for ease and efficiency toward building web-mapping applications based on ArcGIS API for Flex.
- Many basemaps to choose from: Streets, Satellite, Topography, Oceans, Grayscale...
- Widgets provide specific functionality, but their source code can also be used as samples for other apps
- Easily configurable to meet custom business needs and requirements - no programming skills required to deploy.
- Viewer functionality is defined by widgets - many core widgets are included.
- New functionality can be created with custom widgets developed using ArcGIS API for Flex.
See http://links.esri.com/flexviewer-gettingstarted-developers for more details.
- In Adobe Flash Builder 4.6, go to "File" -> "Import Flash Builder project..."
- Keeping "File" option selected, click "Browse..." button.
- Select flexviewer-3.1-src.zip downloaded in step 1, e.g. "C:\Documents and Settings\jack\My Documents\flexviewer-3.1-src.zip".
- "Extract new project to:" textbox will be automatically set to location where the project source will reside, e.g. "C:\Documents and Settings\jack\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\FlexViewer.
- Click "Finish" button. Project will be created and displayed in the Package Explorer window of Adobe Flash Builder, e.g. in this case FlexViewer.
- If prompted to upgrade the project (because it was created with a previous version of Flash Builder), click "OK"
- If prompted to choose Flex SDK version, select "Flex 4.6.0" or higher
- If needed, download API Library from http://links.esri.com/flex-api/latest-download.
- Go to "Project" -> "Properties" -> "Flex Build Path".
- Click "Add SWC" and navigate to the agslib-3.[*]-[YYYY-MM-DD].swc file.
Optionally:
- Right click on this project (FlexViewer) -> Click "Properties" -> Click "Flex Build Path".
- In the "Output folder" textbox at bottom, specify the location of your web server where your Flex Viewer should be deployed, e.g. in case of IIS web server, C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\flexviewerdebug.
- In "Output folder URL" text box, specify the URL that matches with your output folder specified in last step, e.g. http://localhost/flexviewerdebug/
- Click OK
- Rebuild the project.
- Select the project. Now let's run it - there are multiple ways of doing this: one way is to click green triangle button on top, another way is click Ctrl-F11 and a third way is to click "Run" menu, then select "Run Index".
- Browser will open and Flex Viewer application will be displayed.
- Knowledge of Flex development.
- A little background with Adobe/Apache Flex SDK.
- Experience with the ArcGIS API for Flex would help.
- ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Resource Center
- ArcGIS API for Flex Resource Center
- Flex Viewer License agreement
- Flex API License agreement
- Flex Viewer forum
- ArcGIS Blog
- twitter@esri
Find a bug or want to request a new feature? Please let us know by submitting an issue.
Anyone and everyone is welcome to contribute.
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