How to debug a Flex app on a live server

Have you ever launched a Flex app into a production environment only to find out that it doesn't work?! You probably wanted run the debugger right then and there to trace the problem. Here's how using Flex Builder 3.

• Step 1 Overwrite the version on the server with the debug version usually found in your bin-debug folder while developing.
• Step 2 In Flex builder go to the top menu and select Project -> Properties
• Step 3 Go to "Run/Debug" Settings
• Step 4 Your app should be listed under Launch Configuratoins, select it and press "Edit"
• Step 5 Uncheck the "use defaults" button in the lower portion and then in the first field called "debug" type the URL of your app on the server
• Step 6 Hit Apply, and then go ahead and debug! You're good to go!

Obviously once you've solved the problem you'll want to export a release build to place on the server as it will be much smaller.

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