Sorry about that. I guess my email didn't show the whole message or I didn't see the scroll buttons. But yes you did answer my question I this is a great help to me and my colleagues. This is most helpful. Thanks again.
--- In [email protected], "Mike Morearty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I eagerly await your response :) > > Sorry, I don't understand -- I think I answered your question. The > steps I gave in (b) will do what you want, I think, albeit with the > ugliness of opening an extra browser window that you will have to > manually close. If you are asking "How do I do it without opening the > extra browser window," the answer is you can't. But at least you can > get your work done, because the debugging session will connect. > > - Mike > > > --- In [email protected], "JWOpitz" <jwopitz@> wrote: > > > > I am saying b). I want to manually launch the browser and debug.swf > > then when the connect debugger dialog box opens, I can say localHost > > and have the Flex Builder Plug-in debugger connected to the manually > > launched swf. > > > > I eagerly await your response :) > > > > --- In [email protected], "Mike Morearty" <mike.morearty@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Are you saying that (a) you want Flex Builder to launch the browser, > > > but with a custom URL that you specify, or (b) you don't want Flex > > > Builder to launch the browser at all -- just connec to an > > > already-running browser that you launched? Both are possible. > > > > > > (a) If you want Flex Builder to launch the browser, but with a custom > > > URL that you specify, just edit the "launch configuration." Easiest > > > way to do that is described here: > > > > > > http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/05/23/flex-builder-ctrl-click-to-access-a-lanch-configs-properties/ > > > Then, just edit the URL shown in the "Debug" edit box. > > > > > > (b) If don't want Flex Builder to launch the browser at all, but just > > > connect to a browser you already launched manually: This is a hack, > > > but it works: Go to the same "launch configuration" dialog mentioned > > > above, and just set the URL to any old thing (e.g about:blank, or if > > > that doesn't work, http://www.google.com). When you click Debug, Flex > > > Builder will launch a browser at the bogus page; and now, for the next > > > two minutes, Flex Builder is listening on a socket, waiting for the > > > Flash player to connect to it. Just ignore the bogus browser, and go > > > over to the browser you wanted, and load your swf. When the Flash > > > Player starts, it will connect to the socket that Flex Builder is > > > listening on. > > > > > > - Mike Morearty > > > Adobe Flex Builder team > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "JWOpitz" <jwopitz@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > I have tried to find this topic posted in the group and the web in > > > > general and tho I find plenty on related cases, I cannot seem to > find > > > > the right answer. So I pose this question to you, my fellow > > colleagues. > > > > > > > > I want to be able to connect the debugger to a swf that has NOT been > > > > launched by the Flex Builder plug-in. For instance, I want build a > > > > debug version swf locally, deploy it to a server manually (by > c&p'ing > > > > it there) and then connect the debugger to that swf. > > > > > > > > Used to back in the Flex 1.5 days I remember being able to just > click > > > > the 'localHost' button and it would work as expected. However, > I have > > > > not been able to do this with Flex 2 as it just reopens the > connection > > > > box and eventually fails out. > > > > > > > > So is this possible? I apologize if there is indeed a duplicate > post > > > > and I happened to miss it. If so, please post a link. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > J > > > > > > > > > >
