TechNote

Using Flex Builder 2.0.1 (plug-in) with IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD) 7.0

Issue

This TechNote will allow you to use the Adobe Flex 2.0.1 plug-in with IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD) version 7. These instructions apply only to the Flex 2.0.1 plug-in for Eclipse. You will need to upgrade to the 2.0.1 version if you have an older version of the Flex 2 plug-in. You must install the Flex 2.0.1 plug-in before following these steps.

Solution

Follow these steps.

1. Close RAD 7.
2. Locate the Global.as file in the Flex Builder 2 resources directory. The path will be similar to this:
   install/plugins/com.adobe.flexbuilder.codemodel_build/resources
3. Download the updated Global.as file and replace the Global.as file that is currently in the resources directory found in Step 1.
4. There is a conflict between the version of Xerces used by RAD 7 and the version required by Flex Builder 2. Edit the eclipse.ini file so that the xercesImpl.jar file in the Flex 2 SDK is used instead of the default version. Set the following:
   
   -Xbootclasspath/a:[install-path]\Flex SDK 2\lib\xercesImpl.jar
   
   Change [install-path] to the location of the Flex Builder 2 plug-in on your system.
5. Start RAD 7. You should now be able to open MXML and AS files in the Flex Builder perspective.

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