First see related blog Directory Structure for Integrated Flex and Java Web Applications.  This blog shows how easily one can build such project using maven with sample maven.xml, project.xml, project.properties files.  The samples are for maven version 1.0.2 and not version 2.x.             
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NOTE: You will get an error in maven on the call […]

I have found that the best way to run maven from inside eclipse is to create only one external tool named “Maven” and use the project_loc variable to specify the working directory in which maven will run. 
Here is a step-by-step guide:
1. Run > External Tools > External Tools…
2. Right click on “Program” and select “New”
3. For “Name”, type […]

Here are the short and concise reasons why maven is a better choice than ant for project builds:

Maven can run any ant scripts you need, so maven can do any thing ant does.
Maven does not need to be explicitly told to compile java files or build a war or ear file, so there is less […]