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Using Flash Resource Manager

By: Paul Newman

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Mike Chambers' Flash Resource Manager is a terrific (and free) application that enables you to access Flash and other Macromedia documentation from one centralized location. In addition, the program is extensible, which means you can add Firefox-style plug-ins, themes, and additional help files downloaded in Macromedia LiveDocs format.

In these videos, you'll learn how to install and use Flash Resource Manager, and how to customize it to incorporate resources available on CommunityMX.com. If you want to follow along with the videos, you'll need to do the following:

• Download and install the .NET Framework (if you haven't already).
• Download Mike Chambers' Flash Resource Manager (FlashResourceManager.zip), extract the zip file, and double-click FlashResourceManager.msi to install it on your computer.
• Download the LiveDocs for Flex and ColdFusion, if desired.
• Click Download Support Files at the bottom of this page to download the CMX search plug-in (CMX.src) and the new config file (resources.xml).

In case you're curious, CMX.src is an XML document that you can open in any text editor:

<search
    name="Community MX"
    method="GET"
    action="http://www.communitymx.com/search.cfm">
    <input name="searchbox" user="" />
</search>

You can use CMX.src as a template if you want to create additional search plug-ins for Flash Resource Manager. Currently, Flash Resource Manager only supports the GET method. For more information, see the readme.txt file.

Part 1: Installation and Usage

How to install and use Flash Resource Manager.

Opens new window. Approximate download size: 2.9 MB.

Part 2: Customization Tips

How to customize Flash Resource Manager.

Opens new window. Approximate download size: 2.5 MB.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and customize Mike Chambers' free application, Flash Resource Manager. To view the videos offline, click Download Support Files at the bottom of this page. Extract the zip file to a folder on your computer and double-click video\index.htm to launch the tutorial in your default browser.

Approximate download size: 5.3MB

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macromedia flash mx 2004, resource manager, help, documentation, mike chambers, search plug-in, actionscript, camtasia video