Compiling with mxmlc Using CS3 Components

Hi, I would like to use the Flex SDK 3.0 to compile a project
which currently compiles successuflly in Flash CS3 (because it's
quicker). I am importing assets from swfs using [Embed ...] tags
without any problems. I can also use CS3 components by exporting
them to an SWC file, adding that to the library path for mxmlc and
then reating new instances of them in AS. However, I have some
assets which contain components which were statically placed within
them in the CS3 IDE and given an instance name. These are not
working. For example, the buttons I have typed as
fl.controls.Button in the AS code but I get a run time error saying
that it can't coerce a MovieClip instance into a Button. Does
anyone have any ideas? The CS3 compiler is driving me nuts because
it's so slow. I used to use MTASC and am looking for something
similar to work with AS 3.0.

I agree that compiler is painfully slow, especially when you use a library and have some (one is enough) projects dependendant upon it. Minor change in library starts compiling everything for a few minutes . This really slows development process in later stages. Adobe should do something about this.

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i am invoking like the following
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-Gaurav
http://www.gauravj.com/blog

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Hey
After scratching my head for couple hours and wrestling with
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classpath="${file.flexTasks.jar}" />
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keep-generated-actionscript="true"
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<include name="CairngormEnterprise.swc" />
</compiler.library-path>

<compiler.source-path
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How to use Flex Components with Flash?

Hi!!
I found a lot of very useful components in the web, but they are all for Flex, is it possible to use Flex Components with Flash IDE?
Thanks !!!
jenry
PS: this is one of the components I need to use (a tree with checkbox nodes)
http://www.sephiroth.it/file_detail.php?pageNum_comments=30&id=151
another one:
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Flex components are delivered as SWCs just like Flash components, but the
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Also, the default fl.. components in the Flash IDE are incompatible with
Flex components.
You should be able to load a Flex SWF into a Flash SWF as long as you aren't
using fl.. components in the Flash SWF. If the Flex SWF overlays things
in your Flash SWF then it might block interaction, but otherwise it
shouldn't. I don't think the statement you quoted is true for all
configurations.
But loading a Flex SWF into a Flash SWF isn't going to help you use those
Flex components from your Flash IDE. Try Flash Builder 4 to build out the
Flex portion of your application. I haven't tried it myself, but it I think
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Using GDB to debug a code compiled with Sun cc

When using gdb to debug C code compiled with Sun's cc, the step-into doesn't work, i can only "step into" a function if i put a breakpoint on it. Also, sometimes if i set a breakpoint on a function name, like "break foo", gdb indeed breaks when foo is reached, but without showing the source code (this i could not reproduce with a small demo program).
I am using Sun Studio 12 on a SunOS 5.10 sun4u sparc machine.
My demo program is:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <strings.h>
void func1(str)
char str;
printf("This is the first line\n");
printf("STR: %s\n",str);
int main()
char str[10];
strcpy(str,"lalalal");
printf("Calling func1\n");
func1(str);
printf("Returned from func1\n");
The compilation command i run is:
cc -c -g step_into.c -o step_into.o
cc -g -o step_into step_into.o
When running the program with gdb, the "step" command does not step into func1, but runs it like "next".
I know there's the dbx debugger, but if there's a way to fix this with gdb - it is much preferable for us. Switching to dbx is not really feasible for us.
Regards,
Yael

Hello Yael,
I tried your example on my laptop (OpenSolaris x86/x64) with Sun Studio 12 update 1
and GDB 6.3.50 - it works properly:
$ gdb dist/Debug/SunStudio-Solaris-x86/forum_c_20091230
GNU gdb 6.3.50_2004-11-23-cvs
Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i386-pc-solaris2.11"...
(gdb) break main
Breakpoint 1 at 0x8050a87: file src/args.c, line 15.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /export/home/nikm/SunStudioProjects/Forum_C_20091230/dist/Debug/SunStudio-Solaris-x86/forum_c_20091230
Breakpoint 1, main () at src/args.c:15
15 printf("Calling func1\n");
Current language: auto; currently minimal
(gdb) next
Calling func1
16 func1(str);
(gdb) step
This is the first line
func1 (str=0x80477ba "lalalal") at src/args.c:7
7 printf("STR: %s\n",str);
(gdb) Could you please download and try Sun Studio 12 update 1?
It is available for free. Here is the web page:
http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/
BTW, which GDB version do you use?
I'll try it on a sparc system and let you know.
Thanks.
Nik
P.S.: there is a typo in the source code:
void func1(str)
*char *str;I think it should be:
void func1(char *str)Probably a copy-paste problem.
Please use "CODE" mode when you copy-paste source lines (selected text, press 'CODE' button).

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HTML plays swf using CS3 but not with CS4

I apologize if this is a question that gets answered and I just haven't seen it...
I encode an .avi file to .flv using CS3 encoder, publish it to an html page and upload it (along with all neccessary pages and files) and it plays fine. Here is my page.
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I do the exact same thing using CS4 and I get nothing when trying to play it via the web. I have all necessary files uploaded.
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I try to manuallly insert the .swf into the html page (rather than "publishing" using Flash) and I still get nothing.
http://www.dreammakerproductions.com/cs4_insert_swf.html
I manually insert the .flv file into html page, and it plays, however, it is very jerky and not the look and feel I want, but it does play, which confuses me even more?
http://www.dreammakerproductions.com/cs4_insert_flv.html
All 4 examples play locally on my machine. The only difference is when I play any of the CS4 versions locally, I get the active X security bar, but when I play the CS3 version, I do not get it.
Also, I am using GoDaddy as my hosting, surely the problem isn't on their end with some sort of CS4 issue?
Am I not doing something right when I encode using CS4?
Any help would be appreciated. I am trying not uninstall CS4 and reinstall CS3 but I am losing hope.

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Using 4.2 compiler with solaris 8?

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Feel free to copy reply to my email
[email protected]

i don't know if it is possible to use the 4.2 compiler with solaris 8.
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did not compile under the Forte 6 compiler without compat. we
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1. Create one FLA, called 'compA', drag one ComboBox, RadioButton and TextInput component onto the stage. Select all and convert to symbol, marking the symbol for export with a class name of Test1.
2. Create a second FLA, called 'compB', drag one ComboBox, Label and UIScrollbar onto the stage. Convert these to a symbol with a classname of 'Test2'.
3. Create a new ActionScript-only project in Flash Builder, called 'ComponentTest'.
4. Create a 'libs' folder in this new project. Select 'Project -> Properties -> ActionScript Build Path' and add the libs folder as a new SWC folder in the Library Path window.
5. Go back to compA.fla and right click the Test1 symbol in the library. Select 'Export SWC file...' and save it as compA.swc in the libs folder.
6. Do the same thing for compB.fla.
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Unzipping the SWC files and examining their catalog.xml manifests shows all the necessary classes are listed (i.e. ComboBox is in both.)
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Attempted Workarounds:
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2. Same as above, deleting ComponentShim from both FLAs before exporting. The result is that no component classes are included, so all components act like MovieClips.
3. Add the Components source folder to the external library path of both FLAs, assuming the compiler will favor classpath references over compiled class references (ComponentShim). Same result.
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Hi!
I'm having the same problem. Any news on the matter?
Also, this looks like a very similar problem.
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If it were up to me, I would only have GL on two systems per the license
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Example code for java compiler with a simple GUI

There is no question here (though discussion of the code is welcome).
/* Update 1 */
Now available as a stand alone or webstart app.! The STBC (see the web page*) has its own web page and has been improved to allow the user to browse to a tools.jar if one is not found on the runtime classpath, or in the JRE running the code.
* See [http://pscode.org/stbc/].
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This simple example of using the JavaCompiler made available in Java 1.6 might be of use to check that your SSCCE is actually what it claims to be!
If an SSCCE claims to display a runtime problem, it should compile cleanly when pasted into the text area above the Compile button. For a compilation problem, the code should show the same output errors seen in your own editor (at least until the last line of the output in the text area).
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.SwingWorker;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.net.URI;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import javax.tools.ToolProvider;
import javax.tools.JavaCompiler;
import javax.tools.SimpleJavaFileObject;
/** A simple Java compiler with a GUI. Java 1.6+.
@author Andrew Thompson
@version 2008-06-13
public class GuiCompiler extends JPanel {
/** Instance of the compiler used for all compilations. */
JavaCompiler compiler;
/** The name of the public class. For 'HelloWorld.java',
this would be 'HelloWorld'. */
JTextField name;
/** The source code to be compiled. */
JTextArea sourceCode;
/** Errors and messages from the compiler. */
JTextArea output;
JButton compile;
static int pad = 5;
GuiCompiler() {
 super( new BorderLayout(pad,pad) );
 setBorder( new EmptyBorder(7,4,7,4) );
/** A worker to perform each compilation. Disables
the GUI input elements during the work. */
class SourceCompilation extends SwingWorker<String, Object> {
 @Override
 public String doInBackground() {
 return compileCode();
 @Override
 protected void done() {
 try {
 enableComponents(true);
 } catch (Exception ignore) {
/** Construct the GUI. */
public void initGui() {
 JPanel input = new JPanel( new BorderLayout(pad,pad) );
 Font outputFont = new Font("Monospaced",Font.PLAIN,12);
 sourceCode = new JTextArea("Paste code here..", 15, 60);
 sourceCode.setFont( outputFont );
 input.add( new JScrollPane( sourceCode ),
 BorderLayout.CENTER );
 sourceCode.select(0,sourceCode.getText().length());
 JPanel namePanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(pad,pad));
 name = new JTextField(15);
 name.setToolTipText("Name of the public class");
 namePanel.add( name, BorderLayout.CENTER );
 namePanel.add( new JLabel("Class name"), BorderLayout.WEST );
 input.add( namePanel, BorderLayout.NORTH );
 compile = new JButton( "Compile" );
 compile.addActionListener( new ActionListener() {
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
 (new SourceCompilation()).execute();
 input.add( compile, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
 this.add( input, BorderLayout.CENTER );
 output = new JTextArea("", 5, 40);
 output.setFont( outputFont );
 output.setEditable(false);
 this.add( new JScrollPane( output ), BorderLayout.SOUTH );
/** Compile the code in the source input area. */
public String compileCode() {
 output.setText( "Compiling.." );
 enableComponents(false);
 String compResult = null;
 if (compiler==null) {
 compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
 if ( compiler!=null ) {
 String code = sourceCode.getText();
 String sourceName = name.getText().trim();
 if ( sourceName.toLowerCase().endsWith(".java") ) {
 sourceName = sourceName.substring(
 0,sourceName.length()-5 );
 JavaSourceFromString javaString = new JavaSourceFromString(
 sourceName,
 code);
 ArrayList<JavaSourceFromString> al =
 new ArrayList<JavaSourceFromString>();
 al.add( javaString );
 ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter( baos );
 JavaCompiler.CompilationTask task = compiler.getTask(
 osw,
 null,
 null,
 null,
 null,
 al);
 boolean success = task.call();
 output.setText( baos.toString().replaceAll("\t", " ") );
 compResult = "Compiled without errors: " + success;
 output.append( compResult );
 output.setCaretPosition(0);
 } else {
 output.setText( "No compilation possible - sorry!" );
 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,
 "No compiler is available to this runtime!",
 "Compiler not found",
 JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE
 System.exit(-1);
 return compResult;
/** Set the main GUI input components enabled
according to the enable flag. */
public void enableComponents(boolean enable) {
 compile.setEnabled(enable);
 name.setEnabled(enable);
 sourceCode.setEnabled(enable);
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
 Runnable r = new Runnable() {
 public void run() {
 JFrame f = new JFrame("SSCCE text based compiler");
 f.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
 GuiCompiler compilerPane = new GuiCompiler();
 compilerPane.initGui();
 f.getContentPane().add(compilerPane);
 f.pack();
 f.setMinimumSize( f.getSize() );
 f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
 f.setVisible(true);
 EventQueue.invokeLater(r);
* A file object used to represent source coming from a string.
* This example is from the JavaDocs for JavaCompiler.
class JavaSourceFromString extends SimpleJavaFileObject {
* The source code of this "file".
final String code;
* Constructs a new JavaSourceFromString.
* @param name the name of the compilation unit represented
 by this file object
* @param code the source code for the compilation unit
 represented by this file object
JavaSourceFromString(String name, String code) {
 super(URI.create(
 "string:///" +
 name.replace('.','/') +
 Kind.SOURCE.extension),
 Kind.SOURCE);
 this.code = code;
@Override
public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) {
 return code;
}Edit 1:
Added..
 f.setMinimumSize( f.getSize() );Edited by: AndrewThompson64 on Jun 13, 2008 12:24 PM
Edited by: AndrewThompson64 on Jun 23, 2008 5:54 AM

kevjava wrote: Some things that I think would be useful:
Suggestions reordered to suit my reply..
kevjava wrote: 2. Line numbering, and/or a line counter so you can see how much scrolling you're going to be imposing on the forum readers.
Good idea, and since the line count is only a handful of lines of code to implement, I took that option. See the [line count|http://pscode.org/stbc/help.html#linecount] section of the (new) [STBC Help|http://pscode.org/stbc/help.html] page for more details. (Insert plaintiff whining about the arbitrary limits set - here).
I considered adding line length checking, but the [Text Width Checker|http://pscode.org/twc/] ('sold separately') already has that covered, and I would prefer to keep this tool more specific to compilation, which leads me to..
kevjava wrote: 1. A button to run the code, to see that it demonstrates the problem that you wish for the forum to solve...
Interesting idea, but I think that is better suited to a more full blown (but still relatively simple) GUId compiler. I am not fully decided that running a class is unsuited to STBC, but I am more likely to implement a clickable list of compilation errors, than a 'run' button.
On the other hand I am thinking the clickable error list is also better suited to an altogether more abled compiler, so don't hold your breath to see either in the STBC.
You might note I have not bothered to update the screenshots to show the line count label. That is because I am still considering error lists and running code, and open to further suggestion (not because I am just slack!). If the screenshots update to include the line count but nothing else, take that as a sign. ;-)
Thanks for your ideas. The line count alone is worth a few Dukes.

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