Using the command-line compiler?

[bgoldnyx]

I installed the trial version of Flash Builder and used it for a while.  After the trial period expired, I decided not to buy it because this is only a hobby project and even the "Standard" version costs several $100. But the command line compiler, as I understand it, is part of the open-source Apache FLEX project, so I should be able to use that -- I hope.

I spent about 3/4 of my working life writing code with a text editor (or on punch cards), assembling or compiling it, testing it, fixing whatever errors shoed up, rinse, repeat.  I don't see any reason I can't do that with FLEX.

However, when I try to run the compiler from the command line, I get the following error:

Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\barry\bin\flex\mxml

c.jar (The system cannot find the file specified)

        at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)

        at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(Unknown Source)

        at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(Unknown Source)

        at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(Unknown Source)

        at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(Unknown Source)

Has anybody else successfully run the mxmlc compiler from the command line?

[Patrick_Boisclair]

What version of flash builder?

From the Adobe Flash Builder x.x\sdks\x.x\bin folder, can you execute mxmlc?