Flex3 + ColdFusion8

[ProjectedSurplus]

I have just installed FlexBuilder3 and want to get it working with ColdFusion8.
Unfortunately this is proving difficult both to do and to understand. FWIW, I
have three machines, one with FB3, one with CF8 running atop IIS, and one with
MySQL.

Step 1: Register the MySQL datasource with CF8 -- no problem
Step 2: Connect FB3 to CF8 via Window >> Preferences >> Adobe >> RDS Config
-- no problem

Step 3: Set up new FB3 project via File >> New >> Flex Project >>
Project Name: Any_will_do
Project Location: {I think this is irrelevant as it is merely where
uncompiled files are stored -- but is best practice to use FB3 machine and keep
servers clean? And if so, should it be in say independent C:/Flex/Any_will_do
directory?)
App type: Web
Server technology:
App Server type: ColdFusion
Use remote object access (LiveCycle Data Services) {Question: I think CF
Flash Remoting is old technology for flash correct?)

Now, in Screen 2, out of frustration I eventually decided to install the
standalone version of CF8 on the MySQL machine and as can be seen in the
attached pic, I can validate configuration via :


ColdFusion root folder: \\MachineName\ColdFusion8
Web root: \\MachineName\ColdFusion8\wwwroot
Root URL: [url]http://MachineName:8500[/url]

However, no matter what I try I cannot configure the IIS&CF8 machine to
validate. Moreover, I cannot really even understand the IIS&CF8 directory in
that [url]http://MachineName[/url] returns the htm page from C:/Inetpub/wwwroot (which
also fwiw contains a CFIDE and CFDocs folder) while
[url]http://MachineName/timetest.cfm[/url] returns the .cfm page from
C:/ColdFusion8/wwwroot

So, in short, I guess what I am asking is what is the meaning (function) of:
CF root folder | Web root | Root URL

[ProjectedSurplus]

Oh, I have also attempted in FB3 the File >> Import >> Flex Project >> Browse to .zip >> then settings for CF ????

[mab_bond]

The CF root folder must point to a file name flex-config.xml that usually is
under this directory:

C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\WEB-INF\flex

This is an special file necessary for the compiler to build a flex app that's
gonna work with CF.

[ProjectedSurplus]

1.) Thanks for the response
2.) So C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\WEB-INF\flex on the CFusion machine name
contains flex-config.xml -- do I need to share this directory and/or can it
be referenced directly in the flex app etc (as I have read in various other
help files?)

[mab_bond]

Well the Flex compiler must have access to this file to compile the app, if doesn't matter it this file is in your pc or not, only it should be accesible.