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Posted to users@flex.apache.org by Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com> on 2017/01/18 19:21:49 UTC
Intellij and ADL command
I have a Flex/AIR application using flex 4.15 and AIR 20.
I'm using IntelliJ to build the project.
I have a run configuration that uses the "flash app" configuration.
My application starts up a java service and an executable.
The executable that is started has a relative path coded inside of it that
should lead to a file within some folders that are in the same directory as
the executable.
If I run adl from the commandline in the directory I want as the runtime
working directory then it works fine.
If I start the application using Intellij, then Intellij runs this command
first:
"<path_to_Intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin\java.exe"
-Dapplication.home=<path_to_flex/air_home> -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
-Djava.awt.headless=true -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=en -Xmx512m
-classpath <path_to_flex/air_home>/lib/fdb.jar
flex.tools.debugger.cli.DebugCLI -ide
And then runes the adl command
<path_to_adl>\adl.exe -profile extendedDesktop <path_to_app_xml>
<path_to_root_directory>
THe problem with this is that then the relative directory that the
executable my app starts up is located at
<path_to_intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin.
So the executable can't find the needed file.
The only way I have found around this is to use the flash remote debugger
run configuration, have that configuration run another configuration that
calls a bat file for me first; the bat file changes directory to the
correct directory and then runes the adl command itself, and this
configuration builds first.
So the order there is build->call runapp.bat (which runs the adl
command)->start REMOTE debugger. But obviously this stinks to have to do.
So my options are to pass in the path from my app to the executable i'm
starting, or to figure out how to manipulate intellij.
Anyone run into this or know how I might fix it?
Kyle McKnight
Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
602.515.1444 (M)
Re: Intellij and ADL command
Posted by Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>.
As an update, it worked, thanks a lot!
Kyle McKnight
Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
602.515.1444 (M)
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh! Thank you! Perfect! I will get that a shot.RTFM. And I love going
> through the API docs too :(
>
>
> Kyle McKnight
> Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
> 602.515.1444 <(602)%20515-1444> (M)
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I assume that you start your first app is starting your second app with
>> NativeProcess:
>>
>> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionsc
>> ript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcess.html
>>
>> When you start the process, you pass in an NativeProcessStartupInfo
>> object:
>>
>> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionsc
>> ript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcessStartupInfo.html
>>
>> The NativeProcessStartupInfo has a workingDirectory property:
>>
>> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionsc
>> ript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcessStartupInfo.html#workingDirectory
>>
>> - Josh
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Oh sorry, I guess I didn't explain it all. I am using that for my
>> > application, but my app starts up a 2nd app, and so that won't work for
>> > that 2nd app. I could have the developer of the 2nd app accept a
>> parameter
>> > to the path I need, but that's harder to do since he's hard to get ahold
>> > of. It all works fine in release, but depending on the IDE I use and how
>> > the IDE starts up adl, it is harder during debugging since I have to do
>> a
>> > bunch of scripting of a batch to start the adl, and the IDE to start the
>> > batch rather than using any of the IDEs built-in build methods
>> >
>> >
>> > Kyle McKnight
>> > Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
>> > 602.515.1444 (M)
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > You can use File.applicationDirectory to get the main directory of the
>> > > application. You should be able to resolve your relative path from
>> there.
>> > >
>> > > - Josh
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I have a Flex/AIR application using flex 4.15 and AIR 20.
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm using IntelliJ to build the project.
>> > > >
>> > > > I have a run configuration that uses the "flash app" configuration.
>> > > >
>> > > > My application starts up a java service and an executable.
>> > > >
>> > > > The executable that is started has a relative path coded inside of
>> it
>> > > that
>> > > > should lead to a file within some folders that are in the same
>> > directory
>> > > as
>> > > > the executable.
>> > > >
>> > > > If I run adl from the commandline in the directory I want as the
>> > runtime
>> > > > working directory then it works fine.
>> > > >
>> > > > If I start the application using Intellij, then Intellij runs this
>> > > command
>> > > > first:
>> > > >
>> > > > "<path_to_Intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin\java.exe"
>> > > > -Dapplication.home=<path_to_flex/air_home> -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
>> > > > -Djava.awt.headless=true -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=en
>> -Xmx512m
>> > > > -classpath <path_to_flex/air_home>/lib/fdb.jar
>> > > > flex.tools.debugger.cli.DebugCLI -ide
>> > > >
>> > > > And then runes the adl command
>> > > > <path_to_adl>\adl.exe -profile extendedDesktop <path_to_app_xml>
>> > > > <path_to_root_directory>
>> > > >
>> > > > THe problem with this is that then the relative directory that the
>> > > > executable my app starts up is located at
>> > > > <path_to_intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin.
>> > > >
>> > > > So the executable can't find the needed file.
>> > > >
>> > > > The only way I have found around this is to use the flash remote
>> > debugger
>> > > > run configuration, have that configuration run another configuration
>> > that
>> > > > calls a bat file for me first; the bat file changes directory to the
>> > > > correct directory and then runes the adl command itself, and this
>> > > > configuration builds first.
>> > > >
>> > > > So the order there is build->call runapp.bat (which runs the adl
>> > > > command)->start REMOTE debugger. But obviously this stinks to have
>> to
>> > do.
>> > > >
>> > > > So my options are to pass in the path from my app to the executable
>> i'm
>> > > > starting, or to figure out how to manipulate intellij.
>> > > >
>> > > > Anyone run into this or know how I might fix it?
>> > > >
>> > > > Kyle McKnight
>> > > > Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
>> > > > 602.515.1444 (M)
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>
>
Re: Intellij and ADL command
Posted by Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>.
Oh! Thank you! Perfect! I will get that a shot.RTFM. And I love going
through the API docs too :(
Kyle McKnight
Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
602.515.1444 (M)
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I assume that you start your first app is starting your second app with
> NativeProcess:
>
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/
> actionscript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcess.html
>
> When you start the process, you pass in an NativeProcessStartupInfo object:
>
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/
> actionscript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcessStartupInfo.html
>
> The NativeProcessStartupInfo has a workingDirectory property:
>
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/
> actionscript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcessStartupInfo.html#
> workingDirectory
>
> - Josh
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Oh sorry, I guess I didn't explain it all. I am using that for my
> > application, but my app starts up a 2nd app, and so that won't work for
> > that 2nd app. I could have the developer of the 2nd app accept a
> parameter
> > to the path I need, but that's harder to do since he's hard to get ahold
> > of. It all works fine in release, but depending on the IDE I use and how
> > the IDE starts up adl, it is harder during debugging since I have to do a
> > bunch of scripting of a batch to start the adl, and the IDE to start the
> > batch rather than using any of the IDEs built-in build methods
> >
> >
> > Kyle McKnight
> > Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
> > 602.515.1444 (M)
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > You can use File.applicationDirectory to get the main directory of the
> > > application. You should be able to resolve your relative path from
> there.
> > >
> > > - Josh
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a Flex/AIR application using flex 4.15 and AIR 20.
> > > >
> > > > I'm using IntelliJ to build the project.
> > > >
> > > > I have a run configuration that uses the "flash app" configuration.
> > > >
> > > > My application starts up a java service and an executable.
> > > >
> > > > The executable that is started has a relative path coded inside of it
> > > that
> > > > should lead to a file within some folders that are in the same
> > directory
> > > as
> > > > the executable.
> > > >
> > > > If I run adl from the commandline in the directory I want as the
> > runtime
> > > > working directory then it works fine.
> > > >
> > > > If I start the application using Intellij, then Intellij runs this
> > > command
> > > > first:
> > > >
> > > > "<path_to_Intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin\java.exe"
> > > > -Dapplication.home=<path_to_flex/air_home> -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
> > > > -Djava.awt.headless=true -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=en -Xmx512m
> > > > -classpath <path_to_flex/air_home>/lib/fdb.jar
> > > > flex.tools.debugger.cli.DebugCLI -ide
> > > >
> > > > And then runes the adl command
> > > > <path_to_adl>\adl.exe -profile extendedDesktop <path_to_app_xml>
> > > > <path_to_root_directory>
> > > >
> > > > THe problem with this is that then the relative directory that the
> > > > executable my app starts up is located at
> > > > <path_to_intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin.
> > > >
> > > > So the executable can't find the needed file.
> > > >
> > > > The only way I have found around this is to use the flash remote
> > debugger
> > > > run configuration, have that configuration run another configuration
> > that
> > > > calls a bat file for me first; the bat file changes directory to the
> > > > correct directory and then runes the adl command itself, and this
> > > > configuration builds first.
> > > >
> > > > So the order there is build->call runapp.bat (which runs the adl
> > > > command)->start REMOTE debugger. But obviously this stinks to have to
> > do.
> > > >
> > > > So my options are to pass in the path from my app to the executable
> i'm
> > > > starting, or to figure out how to manipulate intellij.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone run into this or know how I might fix it?
> > > >
> > > > Kyle McKnight
> > > > Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
> > > > 602.515.1444 (M)
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: Intellij and ADL command
Posted by Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com>.
I assume that you start your first app is starting your second app with
NativeProcess:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcess.html
When you start the process, you pass in an NativeProcessStartupInfo object:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcessStartupInfo.html
The NativeProcessStartupInfo has a workingDirectory property:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/desktop/NativeProcessStartupInfo.html#workingDirectory
- Josh
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh sorry, I guess I didn't explain it all. I am using that for my
> application, but my app starts up a 2nd app, and so that won't work for
> that 2nd app. I could have the developer of the 2nd app accept a parameter
> to the path I need, but that's harder to do since he's hard to get ahold
> of. It all works fine in release, but depending on the IDE I use and how
> the IDE starts up adl, it is harder during debugging since I have to do a
> bunch of scripting of a batch to start the adl, and the IDE to start the
> batch rather than using any of the IDEs built-in build methods
>
>
> Kyle McKnight
> Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
> 602.515.1444 (M)
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > You can use File.applicationDirectory to get the main directory of the
> > application. You should be able to resolve your relative path from there.
> >
> > - Josh
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Flex/AIR application using flex 4.15 and AIR 20.
> > >
> > > I'm using IntelliJ to build the project.
> > >
> > > I have a run configuration that uses the "flash app" configuration.
> > >
> > > My application starts up a java service and an executable.
> > >
> > > The executable that is started has a relative path coded inside of it
> > that
> > > should lead to a file within some folders that are in the same
> directory
> > as
> > > the executable.
> > >
> > > If I run adl from the commandline in the directory I want as the
> runtime
> > > working directory then it works fine.
> > >
> > > If I start the application using Intellij, then Intellij runs this
> > command
> > > first:
> > >
> > > "<path_to_Intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin\java.exe"
> > > -Dapplication.home=<path_to_flex/air_home> -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
> > > -Djava.awt.headless=true -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=en -Xmx512m
> > > -classpath <path_to_flex/air_home>/lib/fdb.jar
> > > flex.tools.debugger.cli.DebugCLI -ide
> > >
> > > And then runes the adl command
> > > <path_to_adl>\adl.exe -profile extendedDesktop <path_to_app_xml>
> > > <path_to_root_directory>
> > >
> > > THe problem with this is that then the relative directory that the
> > > executable my app starts up is located at
> > > <path_to_intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin.
> > >
> > > So the executable can't find the needed file.
> > >
> > > The only way I have found around this is to use the flash remote
> debugger
> > > run configuration, have that configuration run another configuration
> that
> > > calls a bat file for me first; the bat file changes directory to the
> > > correct directory and then runes the adl command itself, and this
> > > configuration builds first.
> > >
> > > So the order there is build->call runapp.bat (which runs the adl
> > > command)->start REMOTE debugger. But obviously this stinks to have to
> do.
> > >
> > > So my options are to pass in the path from my app to the executable i'm
> > > starting, or to figure out how to manipulate intellij.
> > >
> > > Anyone run into this or know how I might fix it?
> > >
> > > Kyle McKnight
> > > Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
> > > 602.515.1444 (M)
> > >
> >
>
Re: Intellij and ADL command
Posted by Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>.
Oh sorry, I guess I didn't explain it all. I am using that for my
application, but my app starts up a 2nd app, and so that won't work for
that 2nd app. I could have the developer of the 2nd app accept a parameter
to the path I need, but that's harder to do since he's hard to get ahold
of. It all works fine in release, but depending on the IDE I use and how
the IDE starts up adl, it is harder during debugging since I have to do a
bunch of scripting of a batch to start the adl, and the IDE to start the
batch rather than using any of the IDEs built-in build methods
Kyle McKnight
Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
602.515.1444 (M)
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can use File.applicationDirectory to get the main directory of the
> application. You should be able to resolve your relative path from there.
>
> - Josh
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have a Flex/AIR application using flex 4.15 and AIR 20.
> >
> > I'm using IntelliJ to build the project.
> >
> > I have a run configuration that uses the "flash app" configuration.
> >
> > My application starts up a java service and an executable.
> >
> > The executable that is started has a relative path coded inside of it
> that
> > should lead to a file within some folders that are in the same directory
> as
> > the executable.
> >
> > If I run adl from the commandline in the directory I want as the runtime
> > working directory then it works fine.
> >
> > If I start the application using Intellij, then Intellij runs this
> command
> > first:
> >
> > "<path_to_Intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin\java.exe"
> > -Dapplication.home=<path_to_flex/air_home> -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
> > -Djava.awt.headless=true -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=en -Xmx512m
> > -classpath <path_to_flex/air_home>/lib/fdb.jar
> > flex.tools.debugger.cli.DebugCLI -ide
> >
> > And then runes the adl command
> > <path_to_adl>\adl.exe -profile extendedDesktop <path_to_app_xml>
> > <path_to_root_directory>
> >
> > THe problem with this is that then the relative directory that the
> > executable my app starts up is located at
> > <path_to_intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin.
> >
> > So the executable can't find the needed file.
> >
> > The only way I have found around this is to use the flash remote debugger
> > run configuration, have that configuration run another configuration that
> > calls a bat file for me first; the bat file changes directory to the
> > correct directory and then runes the adl command itself, and this
> > configuration builds first.
> >
> > So the order there is build->call runapp.bat (which runs the adl
> > command)->start REMOTE debugger. But obviously this stinks to have to do.
> >
> > So my options are to pass in the path from my app to the executable i'm
> > starting, or to figure out how to manipulate intellij.
> >
> > Anyone run into this or know how I might fix it?
> >
> > Kyle McKnight
> > Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
> > 602.515.1444 (M)
> >
>
Re: Intellij and ADL command
Posted by Josh Tynjala <jo...@gmail.com>.
You can use File.applicationDirectory to get the main directory of the
application. You should be able to resolve your relative path from there.
- Josh
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Kyle McKnight <ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a Flex/AIR application using flex 4.15 and AIR 20.
>
> I'm using IntelliJ to build the project.
>
> I have a run configuration that uses the "flash app" configuration.
>
> My application starts up a java service and an executable.
>
> The executable that is started has a relative path coded inside of it that
> should lead to a file within some folders that are in the same directory as
> the executable.
>
> If I run adl from the commandline in the directory I want as the runtime
> working directory then it works fine.
>
> If I start the application using Intellij, then Intellij runs this command
> first:
>
> "<path_to_Intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin\java.exe"
> -Dapplication.home=<path_to_flex/air_home> -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
> -Djava.awt.headless=true -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=en -Xmx512m
> -classpath <path_to_flex/air_home>/lib/fdb.jar
> flex.tools.debugger.cli.DebugCLI -ide
>
> And then runes the adl command
> <path_to_adl>\adl.exe -profile extendedDesktop <path_to_app_xml>
> <path_to_root_directory>
>
> THe problem with this is that then the relative directory that the
> executable my app starts up is located at
> <path_to_intellij_home>\jre\jre\bin.
>
> So the executable can't find the needed file.
>
> The only way I have found around this is to use the flash remote debugger
> run configuration, have that configuration run another configuration that
> calls a bat file for me first; the bat file changes directory to the
> correct directory and then runes the adl command itself, and this
> configuration builds first.
>
> So the order there is build->call runapp.bat (which runs the adl
> command)->start REMOTE debugger. But obviously this stinks to have to do.
>
> So my options are to pass in the path from my app to the executable i'm
> starting, or to figure out how to manipulate intellij.
>
> Anyone run into this or know how I might fix it?
>
> Kyle McKnight
> Senior UI Engineer - Accesso
> 602.515.1444 (M)
>