Sorry Rick "The important part is that Flex needs the services-config.xml file from the directory structure of the colfdusion server. It cannot compile apps with flex remoting without it."
this is not true, even if requires more code, you're able to compile CF apps without services-config.xml by setting destination channels at runtime. Rick Root wrote: > Ian, > > I am with you 100% > > The dialog boxes for setting up a project are confusing as hell - > particularly if you're doing a Coldfusion project. > > The root folder is specifically for the location of the WEB-INF > folder. It really annoys me because if you're developing locally and > you don't have ACCESS to the whole directory structure of the > coldfusion server, then you have somehow get by this prompt by faking > it. > > In my case, I just go to \\SAURON\C$\Jrun4\servers\ads1\blah\blah > > The important part is that Flex needs the services-config.xml file > from the directory structure of the colfdusion server. It cannot > compile apps with flex remoting without it. > > The Root URL I'm not even sure what it's purpose is, because I end up > changing stuff afterwards. > > Then I give it a project name, and specify the location for the > project contents. I never use the default location at work. > > Then I'm done... but nothing actually works for debugging, running, > etc... so now what? > > I go to project properties, and set up the flex build path the way I > want... ie, the output folder goes to my E:\ drive (on the web server. > And I specify the full output folder URL as well, http and all > > If you can't map a drive to the server, you could use something like > Web Drive to fake it. > > On the flex compiler options, you'll note the full directory path to > the services-config.xml - this is the important part from that second > dialog box that you can't get past. IT's retarded that Flex Builder > asks for the root directory of the coldfusion server rather than just > the location of the services-config.xml file. I don't understand why > they did it that way. > > Anyway, all this works for me. Your mileage may vary. > > But I totally agree with your rant. > > Rick > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/Flex/message.cfm/messageid:3918 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/Flex/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.37
