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Launch Error - This file cannot be launched

Oct 29, 2010 6:57 AM

Hi all,

I renamed a class file in a flash build and now every time I try to debug my project (cmd+F11) I get an error window saying Launch Error - This file cannot be launched.

I have tried wiping the project and moving the files in to a new one and also restarting FB4 but with no luck. I have also tried setting up a brand new blank project and this will not launch either.

The problem seems to only be with Flash projects as a new Flex project runs ok.

 

I am running Flash Builder 4 , Flash CS5 on a Mac 10.6.4 and debugging in Google Chrome 7.0.517.41

 

Any suggestions?

Cheers

1024 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: jbfiedler2, Aug 8, 2011 3:40 PM
 
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  • Arun Ganesh
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    1. Arun Ganesh,
    Oct 29, 2010 7:02 AM   in reply to invisibleBlade
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    Open Windows task manager-> find adl.exe -> if it is there means terminate that process

     
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  • invisibleBlade
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    2. invisibleBlade,
    Oct 29, 2010 7:44 AM   in reply to Arun Ganesh
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    I'm running on a Mac so is there an equivalent solution that will work under OSX?

     
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  • injpix
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    3. injpix,
    Oct 29, 2010 8:04 AM   in reply to invisibleBlade
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    In Finder, on the left pane, click on Utilities.  Then open up Activity Monitor.app.  Locate the adl and click on 'Quit Process'.

     
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  • invisibleBlade
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    4. invisibleBlade,
    Oct 29, 2010 8:20 AM   in reply to injpix
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    There is no adl listed in my list of active processes in Activity Monitor. I have tried rebooting my machine, restarting all my software and projects and cleaning my projects. No luck yet.

    If I just switch to flash and run the fla directly it works fine so it must be Flex specific.

     

    Cheers for the suggestionsso far . Keep em coming if you have them

     
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  • Jason Szeto
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    5. Jason Szeto,
    Oct 29, 2010 11:51 AM   in reply to invisibleBlade
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    What type of project are you using? An ActionScript project? What type of file are you trying to launch? Try right-clicking on the file and selecting RunAs. Cmd+F11 doesn't always work if you don't have your launchable file as the active tab.

     

    - Jason

     
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  • zoho88
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    6. zoho88,
    Jul 3, 2011 11:54 PM   in reply to Jason Szeto
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    I am having the same problem. I have an Actionscript project and I renamed the project, the default class and the references in the as class file. I did these changes via the package explorer and now however I try to compile this project I just get an error saying "This file cannot be launched"

     
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  • zoho88
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    7. zoho88,
    Jul 4, 2011 12:06 AM   in reply to zoho88
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    I  made a new project and transfered verything over and set it all up again. This one works. Think possible something gets missed or broken when using package explorer to rename projects.

     
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  • jbfiedler2
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    8. jbfiedler2,
    Aug 8, 2011 3:40 PM   in reply to invisibleBlade
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    I got this error when I had multiple projects open and I had the incorrect project selected in "Package Explorer" when building.  If you are working with multiple projects make sure you are building the correct one. In my case one project was "library" code so it had no Application to run.

     
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