BrowseForDirectory doesn't display dialog

I'm seeing an issue running a Flex 4.1 Air application on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64) in which the Browse For Folder dialog fails to appear. I thought this might have been related to an out-of-date version of the Air runtime, so I updated it to version 3.4, and still no luck. FWIW, the application is compiled on a 32-bit machine, and uses a 32 bit version of the Air runtime (didn't find a 64 bit version).
The code in question is simple:
var dir:File = new File();
dir.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, openDir);
dir.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, openDir);
dir.addEventListener(Event.CANCEL, browsingCancelled);
dir.browseForDirectory("Select directory.");
In every other instance, this opens a handy-dandy dialog window, but not this time. Nothing appears to happen: no loss of focus on the main application window or disabling of functionality, and especially not a file dialog.
We've been running this application on several Windows OSes, from 32 bit XP, to 64 bit Server 2003, and a couple others, all without problems. Has anyone else encountered this before? Suggestions on a fix, or a likely culprit? I'm looking for next steps to diagnose, too. The application is packaged in an installer, which doesn't provide me with many options for debugging from the Adobe docs I've read so far.
Any help would be appreciated. I'll try to provide more details where I can, if needed.
Thanks,
Dan

The solution might be simpler than you'd expect. Choose 'Run as administrator.'
Maybe this will save someone a little time.

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As far as I know, all you need to do on the Mac is drag the CS1 application folder to the trash to uninstall it.

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I am using the following code that does not work. It does not accept anything. And I have searched high and low for an answer to my question and found nothing.
repeat
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Hi Alan,
Check your TV manual to see what resolutions your VGA/RGB connector on your TV will accept. Being a HDTV it is likely to be from 480p to at least 1080i.
You then set the resolution in your Display preference pane to 640x480 and you should get a picture on your TV. The trick is to set it when you can't see anything! Attaching to another device may not help because the Mac detects that device when you set the Display and will know its not that when attached again to your TV. When attached to your TV it is setting another resolution it thinks will work. It is clearly guessing the wrong screen resolution when you do connect it.
I overcame this situation myself using a VNC client. That requires you to have another computer you can use to control your Mac Mini via VNC. You can then access the Display pane via VNC and set the 640x480 resolution which will work.
For setting 1080i (and the VNC process) please see:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060319073027371&query=1080i%2BMac %2BMini
I am guessing you can also use an S Video adapter - available from Apple - to connect to an S Video port your TV may also have. That won't help with the VGA connection though.
Hope this helps.

Secondary Cost Element Values doesn't display in Profit Center Report

Hi everyone,
I'm having a problem with our Profit Center plan/actual/variance reports wherein it doesn't display the postings I made to the Secondary cost element when I executed an assessment cycle (KSU5). I already set in the configuration that all postings to be done in the cost centers, should have a parallel posting to the profit center assigned to it. I can see the postings in my cost center reports, but not in my profit center report. Could I have missed out on any procedure to enable the secondary cost element parallel posting in my profit centers? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

it might be the configuration of the library or some parameter in the report (record type should be 0 and 2 for actual values, where 2 stands for distributed values and 1 and 3 for planned values)
but it also might be that the reconciliation is done between different CC and same PC
- check your CC organisation asignment
- if sender cost center and receiver cost center have tha same PC it is probably the reason
- I had that problem my self and didn't solve it
cheers
matej

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