topic Re: Client based Flex Viewer? in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Client based Flex Viewer?

MathewSuran — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 17:55:52 GMT

Is there a way to build applications using Flex Viewer outside of the installation on our server? For example, a client based version that can connect and update the program that is installed on the server?

Also, is there a repository of available custom/standard widgets, other than what comes in the Flex package?

Thanks,

Mat

Re: Client based Flex Viewer?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:50:09 GMT

Matthew,

I am not 100% sure I understand your question but it sounds like you are looking for something like Application Builder

As far as a list of custom widgets... Sort of...

http://www.arcgis.com/home/search.html?q=flex widgets

Re: Client based Flex Viewer?

MathewSuran — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:03:57 GMT

Awesome resource for the widgets, thanks. Didn't even think to do a simple search.

To clarify the first question, I have installed Appbuilder on our IIS Server. Since the server is not my primary machine, I have to remote in to use the program. This would be fine for the occasional maintenance/config but to actually build the applications through remote is an inconvenience. Maybe I missed something, but is there a way to allow me to build apps on my machine (not the server) and then transfer them over to the Viewer on the server?

Re: Client based Flex Viewer?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:28:56 GMT

Mat,

Sure that is the workflow that I use all the time. I build an app on my development laptop that has IIS (sometimes using App Builder most of the time compiling the viewers source in Flash Builder) then when I am happy with the app I take all the files and move them to my deployment machine (Manually though). There is not a means that I can think of to automatically deploy to your production server.

Re: Client based Flex Viewer?

MathewSuran — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:52:13 GMT

Bummer, something like an IDE (Eclipse) would be great. That's what I use for web development and building Javascript apps. Since Flex is a out-of-box program that requires little to no programming, I don't know how this would work to get up and running.

Does anyone else use or know of a different method? I find it hard to believe that in today's day and age, someone hasn't come up with a better way to do this.

Re: Client based Flex Viewer?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 20:06:42 GMT

Mat,

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