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Running the application SWF file in the stand-alone Flash Player

By default, your applications are run or debugged in your system's default web browser. You can change which web browser is used to run and debug applications (see Changing the default web browser). You can also choose to run and debug your applications in the stand-alone Flash Player by making a simple change to the application's launch configuration.

To run and debug applications in the Flash desktop player:

  1. Access the Create, Manage, and Run Configurations dialog box (see Creating or editing a launch configuration).
  2. Select the launch configuration you want to modify.
  3. In the Main tab, deselect Use Defaults.
  4. In either or both of the Run and Debug paths, click Browse.

    The file selection dialog box appears and lists the contents of the project's build output folder.

  5. Select the application SWF file (for example, myflexapp.swf).

    If you're modifying the debug path, select the debug version of the application SWF file (for example, myflexapp-debug.swf).

  6. Click Open to select the file and return to the configuration dialog box.
  7. Apply your changes and use the modified configuration to run or debug the application.

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Flex 2.01

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