AIR 2.0 has OS native installers (.exe, dmg).
For first time user, it would be a two-step installation to run an AIR app.
This is pretty much automated from what I remember. Haven't installed the
runtime in a while though.
There's also the option to use your own installer (e.g. NSIS) as a wrapper for an AIR app and with that you can silently install the
runtime.
I've done that before, easy-peasy.
In case you don't know NSIS:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page
There's an Eclipse plugin (EclipseNSIS) so you can install it right into
FlashBuilder/Eclipse.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Merrill, Jason" <jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com>
To: "Flash Coders List" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] flash.filesystem not in Flash?
i think AIR has negated the need for these windowless flash wrappers - are
these still in production?
Yes, the tools are still out there. AIR requires installation of the AIR runtime first. The wrappers do not, they are standalone
.exes. For first time user, it would be a two-step installation to run an AIR app. So it depends on what your client needs/wants
and what the user can do. For example, AIR is not an approved tech in our environment, so if this were us, we'd have to look at
other options.
Jason Merrill
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