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Your First AIR 2.0 EXE file
| By Rich Tretola | November 17, 2009 | |
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Here is a very simple example of how to create your first installed exe for an AIR application. Here is what I did.
NOTE: Please make sure you have your application xml file set to:
1 | <supportedProfiles>extendedDesktop desktop</supportedProfiles> |
Using Flash Builder public beta with an updated Flex 4 SDK (overlayed with the new AIR 2.0 SDK), I created a simple application.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:WindowedApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/halo"> <fx:Declarations> <!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here --> </fx:Declarations> <s:Label x="138" y="143" text="Hello World!" fontSize="36"/> </s:WindowedApplication> |
Next, I compiled the application at an AIR file by exporting the release build and self signing it.
Finally, I simply opened the console and ran the following command:
1 | adt -package -target native C:\AIRSamples\AIRSample.exe C:\AIRSamples\AIRSample.air |
Thats it, my AIRSample.exe was created.
Note: you could also have created a dmg or rpm:
1 2 | adt -package -target native C:\AIRSamples\AIRSample.dmg C:\AIRSamples\AIRSample.air adt -package -target native C:\AIRSamples\AIRSample.rpm C:\AIRSamples\AIRSample.air |
Here is what the install process looks like for the exe.
Topics: Adobe AIR | 23 Comments »
November 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Thanks for getting a sample up so quickly! What do you think of AIR 2 so far? Got any big plans for apps?
Christian
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Rich Tretola Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 11:31 am
No problem, I had to wait until today.
As far as apps, not sure yet but we certainly have a lot more possibilities now.
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November 17th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Thanks too for this post.
The install screen doesn’t look like the default air install screen. I was wondering if it can be customized ?
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November 17th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
hi,
i follow all off these steps and when i launch the command like, i have this error message (ava[2588:c0b] Can’t open input server /Library/InputManagers/SafariStand4.0L167).
I am on Mac osx leopard.
i type this in command like adt -package -target native /airApp/main.app /airApp/main.air
do you have any idea ??!!!
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Rich Tretola Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Your command is incorrect, the -target native should be either an exe, dmg, or rmp.
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November 17th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
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November 18th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Hello,
I’ve tried the command, but I have problem. I can’t access (recognize) the adt! How to solve this?
And what about the shortcut menu option (convert to .exe) if you right click the air file?
Thanks in advance,
Nikola
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Nikola Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 10:53 am
I solved it!
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December 7th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Hi,
I’ve tried the command ( adt -package -target native C:\sampleapp.exe C:\sampleapp.air ) in cmd, but I am getting an error message (’adt’ is not recognized as an internal or external command).
Then I tried the same command with ‘Adobe Flash Builder Beta 2 SDK Command Prompt’,but i am getting the error message (-storetype is required).
Please tell me how to solve this issue?
Thanks,
Ajith Kumar R
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Rich Tretola Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 5:44 am
This means that you do not have the SDK added to your classpath correctly.
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Ajith Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 2:37 am
Hi Rich Tretola,
Setting the classpath solved the issue.
Thank you very much..:)
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December 7th, 2009 at 5:41 am
Hi,Thanks for the code. But I got the error “storetype is required.” I do not how to solve that, do u have any idea to solve that.I am using Flash4 builder with AIR version 1.5.2.
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Rich Tretola Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 5:45 am
This only works with AIR 2.0. You need to upgrade your SDK and then overlay the Flex SDK with the AIR 2.0 SDK.
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January 28th, 2010 at 8:06 am
Hi,
I got an error when i tried to build air file.Error message given below:
“Error creating AIR file: 306: ERROR, desktop, mobile Device, or extended MobileDevice”
Please help me.
Thanks,
Ajith Kumar R
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john barrie Reply:
January 31st, 2010 at 11:12 am
“Error creating AIR file: 306: ERROR, desktop, mobile Device, or extended MobileDevice”
I also got this message while creating the .air !
Did you find a solution for this ?
if the “supportedProfiles” tag is removed I can export fine. Of course this means that the “nativeProcess” nolonger works.
But it does give some indication to the source of the problem.
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Rich Tretola Reply:
January 31st, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Make sure you have your supportedProfiles set to:
<supportedProfiles>extendedDesktop desktop</supportedProfiles>
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ajith Reply:
February 1st, 2010 at 12:09 am
Hi,
Thank for the reply,now it works fine…
February 15th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Hi,
very nice example thanks for that.But i am facing only one problem whenever i execute the adt -package -target ////
i get signing options required to package from descriptor and file set. please help me i will be thankful to you
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