Beginners Guide to Getting Started with AS3 (Without Learning Flex)
If you’re anxious to get started with ActionScript 3 but don’t want to have to learn Flex or MXML, the form of XML Flex uses to design applications, this tutorial is for you. Here you will learn how to use the command line compiler (mxmlc.exe for the Windows platform) to compile and create SWF files that use ActionScript 3.