topic Re: Migrating from Flex Viewer to API for Flex in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Migrating from Flex Viewer to API for Flex

Anonymous User — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:41:16 GMT

I am currently using the free viewer provided by ESRI, I am thinking of downloading API for Flex application. I know there is more options available using the API, but I'm not a programmer so I don't know if its worth the hassle to change to the API for Flex.

Is it difficult to migrate/convert to the API for Flex? Any good suggestions on how to migrate/convert from the free viewer to API for Flex?

Thanks in advance for the suggestions/comments!
Todd

Re: Migrating from Flex Viewer to API for Flex

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:33:29 GMT

Todd,

The Flex API is the base that the free FlexViewer is built upon. The API allows you to build Flex GIS apps from scratch. The Viewer uses widgets and a kind of MVC design pattern. If you want to start building apps from scratch then I would suggest starting with the samples that esri have provided.

http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/flex/samples/index.html

Re: Migrating from Flex Viewer to API for Flex

Anonymous User — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:37:28 GMT

I would assume that you would recommend downloading/installing the Flex API Library?

Re: Migrating from Flex Viewer to API for Flex

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:41:55 GMT

Todd,

Yep, Start here:

http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/flex/help/content/getting_started.htm

Re: Migrating from Flex Viewer to API for Flex

Anonymous User — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:02:54 GMT

thanks for the help!!