# Component Explorer Readme

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The Component Explorer application shows a simple usage for most of the MXML components available with the Adobe® Flex™ 3 framework. When you install Adobe Flex Data Visualization, you can also see examples of how you can use the charting and data visualization components.

Note: You should not run the Component Explorer on a Adobe LiveCycle EnterpriseServer. The Flex WAR will attempt to compile the mxml files causing the source view of each Explorer sample to display incorrectly.

## Adding Flex Data Visualization components to an existing Component Explorer application

1. Follow the Flex Data Visualization installation instructions to install and update the Flex Component Explorer.
2. At a command prompt, or in a file explorer go to `flex_sdk_dir/samples/explorer/charts`.
3. Run the `build.bat` batch file (Windows) or `build.sh` shell script (Mac/UNIX) to compile the examples.

## Notes for Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ 3

If you are editing the Component Explorer sample code from within Flex Builder, you must still compile the individual samples using the command-line compiler. Flex Builder does compile or run applications that live beneath the root of the source folder.

## Notes for Adobe® Flex™ SDK

The build script for the Component Explorer assumes that you run the application from the local file system (`file:///` in your browser). If you plan to run the application from a web server (`http://` in your browser), change the `-use-network` setting in the build script to `true`.

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