4.1 Installing the Flash/Flex API

In order to talk to SmartFoxServer from Flash you will need to install the SmartFoxServer Client API.
The API add new classes to your Flash / Flex environment that you can use to easily interface with Server, send requests and handle events.

After you have installed your copy of SmartFoxServer you will find a "Flash API" folder in the main SFS directory. The folder contains two different packages that can be easily installed, based on which version of Flash / Flex you're using.

SmartFoxClient_AS2.mxp Extension for Flash MX 2004 / FLash 8 (AS 2.0)
SmartFoxClient_AS3.swc SWC library for Flash CS3 / Flex Builder 2

» Installing under Flash MX 2004 / Flash 8

Double click the .mxp file, the Adobe Extension Manager should open: follow the simple instructions on screen and restart Flash in order to use the newly installed extension.
Check this url If you need to upgrade your Extension Manager.

» Installing under Flex Builder 2

All you need to do is adding the provided SWC to the build path of your new Flex project:

 


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