How to install a new SDK in FDT4

Posted 10 August 2010 by

FDT4 introduced a new SDK manager, which in my opinion is the best SDK manager I’ve ever come to terms with. In this post I quickly want to show you how easy it is to install a new Flex SDK.

Go to: Preferences -> FDT -> Installed SDKs

Here you can Add, Edit, Duplicate, Remove your SDKs and automatically Search for more through any directory. In this case we want to add a new one, so we press add.

You’ll be presented with the Add SDK window where you can set the Directory of the SDK and even add the source/asdoc location of specific SWC files. So download and save the latest SDK somewhere on you computer, press the Directory button and path to the root of your new SDK. FDT automatically scans the directory and identifies all the SWCs and SDK structure. The SDK name will be automatically filled too. :)

After adding a new SDK you’ll be presented with the updated Installed SDKs window, here you can simply “tick” the SDK you want as default for each new project.

Create a new project just to see your SDK in action.

Now you’re up and running with Flex 4.1.

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