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Monitor the console output from within the actionscript - flash application

I am loading an as2 swf into an as3 swf. When I am debugging the as3 application (I am using flex builder as my ide) I can see the debug output from the as2 app. You can't call functions or properties of an as2 swf from within an as3 swf so I have no way of knowing what is going on within the as2 swf programmatically.

Is there a clever workaround whereby I can consume the debug output from the as2 swf from within my as3 swf? What api is flexbuilder plugging into to display the debug output? Can I use that in my as3 app?

I tried the swfBridge but ran into limitations after a week of trying. This would be a great workaround.

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How about LocalConnection? Here's an example that may or may not suit your needs.

dirkgently  2009-04-17 15:00:01
The problem with LocalConnection is that I am going to have more than 1 instance of the swf loaded up. I tried that and it got real buggy - locking up my browser etc. Trying to find another way.
 2009-04-17 16:25:28
Hate to break it to you -- swfbridge uses LocalConnection :( So the problems may be related. I was hoping that you may just avoid any SWFBridge bugs by talking to you LocalConnection directly. Anyway looks like this is a limitation of LocalConnection.
dirkgently  2009-04-17 18:11:00
Looks like this'll be difficult -- but I'll dig some more and see if I got anything better.
dirkgently  2009-04-17 18:13:24

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