My game works with no error when i control+enter my fla file in air 2.6 player. my problem occurs when i open my swf file.
My swf file keeps iterating through timeline. i have used stop(); function in every timeframe. this problem is not seen when i control+enter my fla.
I'm sorry if my question sounds stupid, but I'm really new to as3.
This is because you have opened the swf file, and not the .exe file genereated after you publish the air app. Publish the application, and then install it. After this you should be able to run it by opening the .exe file.
When you debug an air application, the swf file is not run in the flash player, rather it is run in the Air Debug Launcher. This program also reads the other files associated with your application, namely the ...-app.xml file.
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How to update a application without installing new apk, any option like changing swf file and xml file,using adobe air as3.
I already know the coding part of actionscript worker. Recently I switched my IDE to FlashDevelop. I can't figure out how to compile actionscript worker swf in FlashDevelop.
I try to use Tools - Flash Tools - Build current file. But it throws error saying
Error: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: File.
Maybe it is because my project is a AIR project and I use AIR API in my worker.
I also try to compile worker swf using amxmlc via command line. It compiles successfully. But AIR Debug Launcher crashes when executing worker swf part. The swf which I compiled manually is nearly half size of the former one that Flash Builder generated for me. I guess I compiled a release version swf so that ADL can't debug and then crashed.
So how do I compile a worker swf in FlashDevelop to debug or to publish a release of project?
Update:
I find that the "Build current file" command in menu is a feature in FlashDevelop called quick build. By default, it will compile current file output to project root directory without arguments. We can add compiler arguments using #mxmlc ASDoc tag (see the links below for detail) to make it compile a worker swf for us. But currently in FD 5.0.1 it seems to be a bug that #mxmlc +configname=air doesn't compile air swfs. I find a workaround using #mxmlc -noplay -library-path=[Flex_SDK]\frameworks\libs\air\airglobal.swc -library-path=[Flex_SDK]\frameworks\libs\air\airframework.swc, but the path can't be surrounded with quote otherwise FD will show an error. I may look into the source and try to fix it.
links:
AS3 Quick Build documentation
Quick Build
FlashDevelop: Compiling Multiple SWF In One Project
Compiling a worker is no different from compiling any swf, you will need a separate project to compile the worker, unless your main worker loads itself as a worker.
Since FlashDevelop does not manage dependencies beetween projects, you will have to compile it manually, then the main worker.
You may automate it with make or any build system outside FlashDevelop, or use Pre/Post build command lines
By the way amxmlc is just a shortcut for 'mxmlc +configname=air', -debug=true will compile debug version
I can assure you that File can be used in a worker, basically it's just some actionscript bytecode loading some other actionscript bytecode and having it run in a separate thread, so any swf can be used as a worker, except if it doesn't use flash.system.Worker class, it won't be able to communicate with other workers, or to stop itself.
To sum up, the limitations and issues are rather about communicating beetween threads and synchronizing them. For instance, being able to only copy complex objects through AMF3 serialization,pass only basic types/objects as parameters will makes it impossible to interact with the display list from non-main workers
Dont forget to update FlashDevelop /AIR SDK for best workers support
As simple as the title,
I want my project to run from an executable file rather than an swf
I know about the 'create projector' option but the latest flash player has this option grayed out.
I use flash develop if it matters
Thanks in advance
As Flextras mentioned in the comments you can distribute your AIR app as an exe+dmg by packaging it as a captive runtime.
This will bundle the AIR runtime alongside your app and will not require the user to have anything else installed. Everything needed will be contained in the application binary.
You can use adt to build your exe,
http://www.tricedesigns.com/2011/08/10/air-3-0-captive-runtime/
adt -package SIGNING_OPTIONS? -target bundle SIGNING_OPTIONS? <output-package> ( <app-desc> FILE-OPTIONS | <input-package> )
More info,
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WSfffb011ac560372f709e16db131e43659b9-8000.html
You can also build it right from Flash Builder 4.6+
http://houseofbilz.com/archives/2011/10/11/captive-runtime-packaging-in-air-3-0/
If you do have dependencies you can also package your AIR app as a native desktop installer,
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WS789ea67d3e73a8b22388411123785d839c-8000.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/air3-install-and-deployment-options.html#articlecontentAdobe_numberedheader
If you run your .swf file using Flash Player 10.1, you can find Create Projector option still available. It looks like Adobe wants all the desktop applications to use AIR SDK and thus this option to Create Projector is greyed out. I am still stuck with fp 10.1 because of this.
Projector Export (Flash CC)
Projectors are Flash files that contain both the published SWF and Flash Player. Projectors can play like an ordinary application, without the need for a web browser, the Flash Player plugin, or Adobe AIR.
About this Extension:
Projectors were deprecated from Flash Pro CC, however, using this Extension you can now publish your Flash content from Flash Pro CC as a standalone application.
The exported Projector from Flash CC will be an .EXE file on windows and an .APP file on Mac, that can be played on any Windows and Mac machines respectively even without an installed Flash Player or plug-in.
How to Install:
Download the ZXP extension file and install it via the Extension Manager CC. (You must have Flash Pro CC installed on your system before using this extension)
How to Use:
Open the Fla file in Flash Pro CC that you wish to export as a projector.
Navigate to Commands Menu -> Export as Projector
Choose the location for saving your projector and click on ‘Select Folder’.
Download here:
https://nipunasthana.wordpress.com/projectorforflashcc
open swf file with flash player
file -> create projector
so easy...
I am trying to run QNX Actionscript project on desktop Flash player, but when I run the swf, the player appears blank white view
I tried to set the QNX libraries "Merged in code", but the app doesn't run
Is there any way to run the project swf on flash player
Note: I am using Flash Builder 4.5
Thanks a lot
Have you tried the http://www.patrick-heinzelmann.de/labs/playbookdevicesimulation/ ?
And there is also:
http://renaun.com/blog/2011/02/workaround-for-ppschannel-error-when-running-qnx-playbook-specific-apis-on-the-desktop/
my fla file setting
version: adobe air 1.0
actionscript 3.0
i able to compile without problem and when i load the swf file in browser, if my actionscript included this line "import flash.filesystem.File". My flash just show up "blank" . no error in flashlog. if i removed this line, my swf file able to run. what is wrong?
The flash.filesystem.File package is only available if you compile the fla to an AIR-file. You can not read and write files in browser applications.