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Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), also known as Adobe AIR, is a cross-platform runtime environment developed by Adobe Systems for building applications targeting desktop, mobile and television systems using Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, ActionScript 3.0, MXML, HTML, or AJAX.

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Database schema updates

I'm working on an AIR application that uses a local SQLite database and was wondering how I could manage database schema updates when I distribute new versions of the application. Also considering updates that skip some versions. E.g. instead of…
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Download a file with Adobe AIR

How do I download a file from the internet in a Flex based AIR application. I tried using a file with url set to the address, but I got a file does not exist error when I tried to save it. And it is really hard to google for help on this issue.
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Error when uploading to iTunesConnect

I am using Application Loader to upload my .ipa files (created with Adobe AIR v18) to iTunesConnect. It's been working fine for months, but today I received two new errors: The u option must have a non-empty value. The password must have a non-empty…
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error "activity class does not exist" when launching android app with adb shell am start

After adb install-ing my app, I can verify that it's there with adb shell pm list packages AppName: package:air.com.client.AppName So I know it's there, but when I try to launch it with adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n…
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Building a Plugin Architecture with Adobe AIR

I'm thinking of choosing Adobe AIR as the client-side implementation technology for an upcoming project. (The previous choice was C# and WPF, but I've been really impressed with Flash/Flex/AIR lately.) But one of the most important features of my…
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Get Current Operating System In Adobe Air

I'm making an App using Adobe Flex/Air. I was wondering if there is any way to get the Operating System the Air app is running on?
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Will web applications replace desktop applications?

Will everything go to the cloud? If so, in which direction? Google-Gears? Flash,AIR,JavaFX? See also: Does desktop development matter?
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C++/Qt vs Adobe AIR

I have to choose a platform for our product. I have to decide between The Qt Framework and Adobe's AIR. I am well versed with Qt as I have worked for the last two years. I looked up at the Adobe's site but all the info about flex, flash, ability to…
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ADD COLUMN to sqlite db IF NOT EXISTS - flex/air sqlite?

I've got a flex/air app I've been working on, it uses a local sqlite database that is created on the initial application start. I've added some features to the application and in the process I had to add a new field to one of the database tables. My…
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Flash/AIR Stage Video on iOS - Is It Possible? How is the performance?

Does any of you can point me to some resource about video performance of AIR (3.2) on iOS devices. I am interested into: is StageVideo available is video streaming allowed/enabled is the performance ok with high definition videos? is .flv playback…
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Flex performance considerations

What are the main key-points a Flex developer should remember in order to improve performance of Flex applications? The ones which come to my mind are: extending ItemRenderers from more lightweight base classes: i.e. UIComponent using…
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AS3 / AIR - Creating a plain text file?

is it possible to create a plain text file with AS3 or AIR? example: i would like to create a plain text file named "MyTextFile.txt", have it contain text that reads "This is my text file." and save it to my desktop. another option would be to have…
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How does binding in ActionScript work?

As far as I understand, binding to a var in ActionScript is carried out via events which are automatically fired when a var is changed. I have a few questions about this: What happens if the class doesn't explicitly extend EventDispatcher? Is there…
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Adobe AIR 512x512 Icons?

correct me if i'm wrong, but Adobe AIR currently only allows applications to have maximum size icon of 256x256. is there a way to supply an application with a 512x512 icon? will 512x512 icons be supported in the new upcoming Adobe AIR 2? update: …
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starting an Adobe AIR application multiple times

Adobe air runtime prevents more than one instance of an air application to be started at the same time. Is it safe to circumvent this restriction by arbitrarily changing the publisher ID? Does anyone know if Adobe plans to allow multiple concurrent…
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