FusionCharts for Flex > Installation > Installation Modes > Flash Builder 4 Integration

We have integrated FusionCharts and FusionWidgets with the Flash Builder development environment as an external library module. For FusionCharts/FusionWidgets to function properly, a mandatory directory structure has to be present with respect to project settings / build properties.

Steps to Follow

The following steps will guide you through the process of integrating FusionCharts for Flex with Flash Builder 4:

Note: These instructions assume that Flash Builder 4 is set to default configuration.

  1. Click File » New » Flex Project to create a new Flex project.
  2. Copy the FusionCharts.swc Shockwave Component from the DISTRIBUTION_ROOT/Charts/swc/FlexSDK4 folder to PROJECT_ROOT/libs folder. The DISTRIBUTION_ROOT is the location where you have downloaded and extracted the FusionCharts for Flex archive.
  3. Copy the fusioncharts and fusionwidgets folders from the DISTRIBUTION_ROOT/Charts folder to PROJECT_ROOT/src folder. These folders contain all the Flash chart/widget objects.
The FusionCharts.swc file acts as the library for both FusionCharts and FusionWidgets. It adds FusionCharts and FusionWidgets custom components to the Components window. The FusionWidgets functionality was added to the SWC in version 1.1.

Once you have added FusionCharts for Flex module to your Flex project, the resulting folder structure will look similar to the figure given below:

folder structure

 

Note: Here, we have created a project named FusionCharts. So, an MXML file of the same name will automatically be created in the src folder.

To learn how to change the default location of the charts/widgets SWF files, please go through the Changing the SWF Folder page in "Your First Chart" section.