google maps api for flash

The last major component I needed to implement for my project involved adding dynamically generated & interactive Google Maps to my application. For this, I read up on most of the documentation available here: Google Maps API for Flash Developer Guide. The main steps were:

1. Obtain an API key;


2. Install the Google Maps SDK (which was a single file) to a directory accessible by FlexBuilder;


3. Follow the tutorial here: FlexBuilder Tutorial;


4. Read documentation on the API.

Eventually, I was able to get my application to pinpoint locations on a Google Map based on dynamic data produced from my XML (from MySQL via PHP!)

So now, all I have to concentrate on is cleaning up my application's functionality and the interface before starting the testing phase of my project. Almost there...