flash

##### Debug with log file #####

# first download and install flash player debug version from
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

# you must create mm.cfg file in your home directory to enable loggging,
# look here for details: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=logging_04.html
bekir@hede:~$ cat > mm.cfg
ErrorReportingEnable=1
TraceOutputFileEnable=1
TraceOutPutFileName=/home/bekir/.macromedia/Flash_Player/Logs/flashlog.txt
PolicyFileLog=1   # Enables policy file logging
#PolicyFileLogAppend=1  # Optional; do not clear log at startup
MaxWarnings=0
bekir@hede:~$ 

# optionally install flashtracer extension for firefox
# for instructions see 
http://www.sephiroth.it/weblog/archives/2007/01/install_flashtracer_on_linux.php



##### Debug with fdb (command line debugging) #####

# fdb program could be found in flex_sdk/bin directory

# compile your swf with debug option "on", in my case it could be done by
-debug=true
'debug="true"'
# parameter of mxmlc from command line or ant file mxmlc tag (build.xml)

# use debugger version of flash player

# run fdb
bekir@hede:~/bin/flex_sdk/bin$ ./fdb
Adobe fdb (Flash Player Debugger) [build 3958]
Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Adobe, Inc. All rights reserved.
(fdb) r
# type "t" for tutorial in (fdb) command line
# http://marxsoftware.blogspot.com/2007/11/using-flex-debugger-fdb-with-flex-based.html

# open your swf file from your browser or anywhere

# Using the Command-Line Debugger from Adobe
# http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/debugging_01.html





##### Flex Debugging Tools and Frameworks #####
http://www.flex888.com/656/10-flex-frameworks-and-debugging-tools.html
http://saravananrk.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/the-list-of-helpful-flex-or-flash-debug-tools/





# learning active useragent in flash
flash.net.URLRequestDefaults.userAgent
navigator.userAgent



#Accessing flash object from js:
#from http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/00002201.html
function getFlashMovieObject() {
    var movieName = "FLVPlayer";
    if (document.embeds[movieName])
        return document.embeds[movieName];
    if(window.document[movieName])
        return window.document[movieName];
    if(window[movieName])
        return window[movieName];
    if(document[movieName])
        return document[movieName];
    return null;
}