To use Flash CS3 to develop and run AIR applications, you must have the following software installed:

• Flash CS3 Professional

  If you don't have a copy of Flash CS3 Professional, you can purchase it from the Adobe website: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/

• Adobe AIR

  For information on installing Adobe AIR, see Adobe AIR installation.

• Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3

If you’ve previously installed a version of the Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3, first uninstall it by following the steps in Uninstalling the Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3. If you have not previously installed the Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3, proceed to the section, Installing the Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3.

If you’ve previously installed the Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3, follow these steps to uninstall it before you install a new Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3.

1. Delete the following folder:

   (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\AIK

   (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/AIK

2. Browse to the following location:

   (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\<lang>\First Run\Commands\

   (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/First Run/Commands

   and delete the following files/folders:

   • AIR folder

   • AIR - Application and Installer Settings.jsfl

   • AIR - Create AIR File.jsfl

3. Delete the following file:

   (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\<lang>\Configuration\External Libraries\FLAir.dll

   (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/Configuration/External Libraries/FLAir.bundle.

4. Delete the following file:

   (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\<lang>\Configuration\Players\AdobeAIR1_0.xml

   (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/Configuration/Players/ AdobeAIR1_0.xml

5. Browse to the following location:

   (Windows) HD:\Document and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS3\<lang>\Configuration\Commands\

   (Mac) HD:/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS3/<lang>/Configuration/Commands/

   and delete the following files/folders:

   • AIR folder

   • AIR - Application and Installer Settings.jsfl

   • AIR - Create AIR File.jsfl

   Note: If you do not see the specified location on Windows, turn on "Show hidden files/folders" in folder options.

Before you install the Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3, exit from Flash and also from any browsers that you have open.

• Download the Adobe AIR update for Flash CS3.

• After you have downloaded the update, double click the update patch file to install it.

After installing the Adobe AIR update, you can see the following changes in Flash:

• In the Publish Settings dialog box (File -> Publish Settings), on the Flash tab, a new entry in the Version menu for Adobe AIR 1.0

• An updated Welcome screen that contains an entry for creating a Flash File (Adobe AIR)

  (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\FirstRun\StartPage

  (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\FirstRun\StartPage\resources

  Note: On a MacIntosh computer, if Flash File (Adobe AIR) does not appear on the Welcome screen, delete the following folder and restart Flash:

  HD:/Users/<username>/Libraries/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS3/<language>/Configuration/StartPage

• New playerglobal.swc file that includes all ActionScript 3.0 APIs and Adobe AIR APIs in the ActionScript 3.0/Classes folder

  (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\ActionScript 3.0 Classes

  (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/Configuration/ActionScript 3.0/Classes/

• New jsfl files (AIR - Application and Installer Settings.jsfl, AIR - Publish AIR File.jsfl)

  (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\FirstRun\Commands

  (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/First Run/Commands/

• Adobe AIR Software Development Kit (AIK)

  (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\AIK

• External library

  (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\External Libraries

  (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/Configuration/External Libraries/

• Target configuration file

  (Windows) HD:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Players\

  (Mac) HD:/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/Configuration/Players