Welcome to the Macromedia Central 1.5 Software Development Kit (SDK)

The Macromedia Central SDK contains tools, components, documentation and other resources for developing applications for Macromedia Central.

You can download Macromedia Central from here.

Contents

The SDK Contains the following content:

• CentralSDK.mxp: Contains extensions to Macromedia Flash MX 2004. You must use Extension Manager version 1.6 or later (Extension Manager 1.6 installs with Flash MX 2004) to install this extension. This file includes:
  • ActionScript Class intrinsics
  • Central components
  • Debug Panel
  • Central Product Wizard publishing tool
  • Integrated Central Documentation
  Note: If you installed any Flash Authoring Extensions from previous releases of the Central SDK, you must uninstall them before installing this extension.
• Documentation : Contains the documentation for the Macromedia Central API and the Central Components. The documentation is available in the following formats:
  • PDF
  • LiveDocs - online HTML documentation.
  • Integrated Flash Authoring Documentation - installed with the Central SDK Authoring Extension, above.
• Samples: Contains a number of sample files and applications to help you learn how to develop applications for Macromedia Central. It also contains a sample application license agreement.
• Utilities: Contains extensions, ActionScript classes and other resources that make development easier. Also included is an updated version of the XML.as intrinsic class. If you place this file at the root of your Flash classes folder, or somewhere in your ActionScript classpath, it will let the ActionScript compiler recognize the Central-specific XML.setType() method.

Installing the Sample Applications

Each sample application directory includes an Installer directory. This directory contains compiled SWFs, an installation badge, and a product.xml file. You can use these files to install each sample application before exploring them in the Flash authoring environment.

To try each sample in Macromedia Central, copy the entire Installer directory to a web server.

Note: As part of the basic architecture of the Central environment, all Central applications must be installed from a web server, but you can do this installation using a local or remote web server.

Then use your web browser to navigate to the installer.html. Follow the directions on the page to install the sample application.

Development Product ID

The SDK also includes a single product id that can be used for development purposes only:

CND100-062234-167221-651442

You may use this product id for local development. You may not distribute applications with this product id. Once you are ready to distribute your application, you may receive a regular product id from the Product ID page on the macromedia.com web site.

Note: You can only have one application installed at a time that uses the development product id.

Additional information

• Macromedia Central Developer Center
• Macromedia Central Support Center
• Macromedia Central Resources
• Macromedia Central Product Page

Communicate

• Discuss Central on the Macromedia Central web forum or the Macromedia Central mailing list.

If you have any questions about Macromedia Central please post them to the web forum . If you have feedback on the SDK, please post it to the Central Feedback form.

Thank you,

The Macromedia Central Team