24 | Chapter 2: Getting Started with AIR Development
Uninstalling on Windows
On Windows, you can uninstall Adobe AIR the same way
that you uninstall any other application. Just select the
Adobe Integrated Runtime in the add/remove programs sec-
tion of the control panel.
Setting Up the AIR SDK and
Command-Line Tools
The Adobe AIR SDK Beta contains tools, samples, and code
that makes it easier to develop, test and deploy applications.
In particular, it contains two command-line tools that we
will use:
Installing the SDK
In order to ease development, you should place the path to
these files within your system’s path. This will allow you to
execute the tools from anywhere on your system.
The command line tools are located in the bin directory
within the SDK.
1.Download the AIR SDK Beta fromhttp://www.adobe.com/
go/air.
2.Open the SDK
a.On Windows, uncompress the ZIP archive.
b.On Mac, mount the.dmg file.
3.Copy the contents of the SDK to your system (we will
refer to this location as<SDK_Path>.ADL This is used to launch and test an AIR application without having to first install it.
ADT This is used to package an AIR application for distribution.