Flex doesn't build anymore?

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Flex doesn't build anymore?

I have been working on a project for a long time now and there have been numerous situations in which I cannot seem to build. I try 'clean', then I try building again. Whether I do this manually or 'automatically' via saving it doesn't help anything.

This particular time I have no idea what to look for.

Can anyone shed some light on what the heck is happening? Very frustrating.

Thanks, jml

EDIT:

The main issue now seems to be the following error:

File not found: file:/yourhd/documents/flash_files/your_project/bin-debug/your_project.html

I understand that it can't find the html file, but i can't force it to rebuild it, no matter what i've tried.

Sometimes a hung instance of FlashPlayer or your testing browser can cause this. Kill them in you task list (or other-OS equivalent)

spender 2009-12-26 20:20:11

thanks for the suggestion... unfortunately i don't think that's it.:(

jml 2009-12-26 20:37:36

now i've created a new main project and attempted to copy my main runner's code into it... still nothing, PLUS i get a continual error regarding source folders that i've defined for my AS3 lib... hrmph.

jml 2009-12-26 20:52:12

i've updated my post to reflect the specific error i'm getting

jml 2009-12-26 20:58:28

+1 A:

What do you mean that it won't build? Is there a build error?

If you have a compiler error, Flex won't build and you'll always be running old code when you debug, so make sure you take care of your source folder errors.

justin 2009-12-26 21:00:52

Ah, OK. This is what I remember from a previous incident now. Thanks for that.

jml 2009-12-26 21:44:39

I'm still a bit confused.I would like to debug my project but I have no HTML file for flex to run the debugger with. What do most people do in this situation?I can't build the HTML file because flex won't build properly... The only indication I get of what might be wrong is found when I attempt to export a release build...

jml 2009-12-26 22:00:52

OK; I found the bug... not something that really has a solution AFAICT. just a weirdness of flex that when you get into this particular situation you have to troubleshoot each class individually until you find your error. sorta sux.

jml 2009-12-26 23:30:59

Remember, the problems panel will tell you exactly where your compiler errors are, so just make sure you have that panel visible while you code.

justin 2009-12-27 18:53:22

wow; i did not know bout the problems panel. thanks for the tip.

jml 2009-12-27 21:11:29

+1 A:

I suspect this is happening because "something" happened to your bin-debug folder.

The fastest fix is to simply nuke the entire folder, then rebuild - FlexBuilder will recreate it for you.

David Wolever 2009-12-26 21:01:24

this is what i had thought also-- i tried this and when it rebuilds the folder there is nothing in it!?

jml 2009-12-26 21:16:05

But does it rebuild successfully?

David Wolever 2009-12-26 21:37:13

No, it doesn't. This was the problem... I'm looking into troubleshooting it now.

jml 2009-12-26 21:44:03

you just need to do a "clean" before doing a rebuild. it should regenerate the html template file.

2009-12-26 23:08:42

well, i actually needed to debug. :)

jml 2009-12-26 23:29:42

I've seen this same thing happen a few times. Everything's okay and then it just stops building. Clean doesn't fix anything and usually anything object I add in the MXML file suddenly isn't visible to the AS code.

There's probably something solveable but after fighting for a while I found it's quicker to just create a new project, copy everything and rebuild.

Hibiscus 2009-12-29 03:14:42

this question has already been marked answered.please read the accepted answer as it contains information that will help you avoid rebuilding the project.best,jml

jml 2009-12-29 04:35:01

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