Flashbuilder and debugging nativedragevent

[Nielzz]

I've got an application set up to listen for nativedragevents.When I build the application to .air, all works well.

However, the drag events are not dispatched from within Flashbuilder.

If I try to debug the application, dragging from my desktop to the application screen is ignored. I can understand why: it's not running as an air application but inside Flashbuilder.

What is a way to do some debugging on the nativedragevent? I don't want to build->update->run my app every time I change something.

[Anirudh Sasikumar]

Hi,

You should be able debug native drag events fine from Flash Builder. (I just tried it, it works)

However, you should be in a Flex Desktop project (AIR project) for this debugging to work.

What exactly do you mean by "inside Flash Builder"?

Thanks,

Anirudh

[Nielzz]

Hi and thank you for your answer (and for trying it out for me)

I think I have got my project configured wrong, because when I drag something from my desktop over the application (in debug mode) nothing happens, the curser just turns in one of the "not allowed / not accepting drags" icons from windows.

However, I cannot find where to tell Flashbuilder that this is an AIR application.

Any sugestions?

[Anirudh Sasikumar]

Hi,

On NativeDragEvent.NATIVE_DRAG_ENTER, you have to call DragDropManager.acceptDragDrop(), then you'll get the accepted icon.

For a complete example, see: http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2007/11/07/air-example-native-drag-and-drop/

When you create a new Flex project, choose desktop in the first page of the wizard.

You can also right click a flex project, choose add/change project type and pick "Convert to Flex desktop project"

Thanks,

Anirudh

[Nielzz]

I removed Flash Builder and re-installed it.

I also updated to Flex SDK 4.1

Everyting works now!

[Nielzz]

Another small addition to those who come google ing in here:

It appears that using Flash Builder under the "administrator" user account prevents nativedrag events from dispatching.

[Anirudh Sasikumar]

That's really strange - I don't think admin permissions should interfere with this.

Is this consistently reproducible for you? Running in admin mode doesn't fire nativedragevent and running in normal mode does?

[Nielzz]

Yes it is consistant, try it (right-click your flashbuilder shortcut, advanced, run as administrator) I filed a bug report on this already.

[Anirudh Sasikumar]

Can you please post the bug ID here?

Thanks.

[Nielzz]

https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FB-28439

[Anirudh Sasikumar]

Thank you.

[Guest]

holly crap you saved my day

thank you for bringing that up!

btw, i'm on flex 4.5 and issue is till there ...