Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) with AJAX

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 9
Chapter 1: Running AIR Applications......Page 12
 Installing the Runtime......Page 13
 Installing an Application......Page 15
 Running an Application......Page 18
Chapter 2: Creating an Application......Page 20
 Installing the SDK......Page 21
 Updating Your Path on Windows......Page 22
 Updating Your Path on Mac OS X......Page 24
 Creating the Project\'s Structure......Page 27
 Creating the HTML File......Page 29
 Creating the XML File......Page 30
 Testing the Application......Page 34
 Creating a Certificate......Page 36
 Building the Application......Page 38
Chapter 3: AIR Development Tools......Page 40
 Using Aptana Studio......Page 41
 Using Dreamweaver......Page 48
 Creating Digital Signatures......Page 51
Chapter 4: Basic Concepts and Code......Page 56
 Technological Background......Page 57
 Using AIRAliases.js......Page 60
 JavaScript Frameworks......Page 62
 ActionScript Libraries......Page 65
 Handling Events......Page 67
 The XMLHttpRequest Object......Page 70
Chapter 5: Debugging......Page 76
 Using JavaScript Dialogs......Page 77
 Using Trace......Page 79
 Using the AIR Introspector......Page 81
 Other Debugging Techniques......Page 83
Chapter 6: Making Windows......Page 86
 Creating a New Window......Page 87
 Creating a New Native Window......Page 91
 Customizing Windows......Page 94
 Accessing a New Native Window......Page 97
 Creating Full-screen Windows......Page 101
 Handling Window Events......Page 104
 Creating a New Look......Page 107
 Moving and Resizing Windows......Page 111
Chapter 7: Creating Menus......Page 114
 Menu Terminology......Page 115
 Creating a Menu......Page 117
 Handling Menu Events......Page 122
 OS-specific Menus......Page 126
 Adding Keyboard Equivalents......Page 129
 Changing a Menu Item\'s State......Page 134
Chapter 8: Importing and Exporting Data......Page 138
 Copying......Page 139
 Cutting......Page 144
 Pasting......Page 148
 Working with Different Formats......Page 152
 Drag and Drop In......Page 157
 Drag and Drop Out......Page 162
Chapter 9: Files and Directories......Page 166
 Fundamentals......Page 167
 File and Directory Browsing......Page 170
 Accessing File Information......Page 175
 Reading Directories......Page 179
 Deleting Files and Directories......Page 183
 Copying and Moving......Page 188
Chapter 10: Working with File Content......Page 194
 Reading from Files......Page 195
 Writing to Files......Page 200
 An Asynchronous Example......Page 206
 Using Binary Data......Page 212
Chapter 11: Working with Databases......Page 216
 Connecting to a Database......Page 217
 Creating a Database......Page 220
 Inserting Records......Page 224
 Handling Errors......Page 229
 Selecting Records......Page 232
 Updating and Deleting Records......Page 238
Chapter 12: Database Techniques......Page 246
 Distributing Databases......Page 247
 Using Prepared Statements......Page 251
 Fetching Records in Groups......Page 256
 Performing Transactions......Page 260
 Improving Performance......Page 271
 Debugging Techniques......Page 272
Chapter 13: Networking......Page 274
 The URLRequest Class......Page 275
 Receiving Data......Page 279
 Parsing Data......Page 282
 Transmitting Data......Page 286
 Downloading Files......Page 291
 Downloading Large Files......Page 294
 Uploading Files......Page 298
Chapter 14: Using Other Media......Page 302
 Playing Sounds......Page 303
 Playing Long Sounds......Page 305
 Playing Streaming Sounds......Page 309
 Controlling Sounds......Page 314
 Displaying PDFs......Page 319
 Handling XML Data......Page 323
Chapter 15: Security Techniques......Page 330
 The AIR Security Model......Page 331
 Using Non-Application Sandbox Content......Page 336
 Using the Sandbox Bridge......Page 339
 Storing Encrypted Data......Page 350
 Validating Data......Page 354
 Best Security Practices......Page 355
Chapter 16: Deploying Applications......Page 356
 More Application Descriptor File Options......Page 357
 Using Custom Icons......Page 360
 Seamless Installations......Page 362
 More Application Ideas......Page 365
 Updating an Application......Page 369
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