Can't run mxml file, meaning of green arrow & blue dot?

[One_Life]

I keep having a situation with Flash Burrito where I lose the ability to run an mxml app file.  What I see is the little green triangles put on the file icon disappearing, and then I can also no longer run the file. 

Please Note: I'm working through some example code, where that code lists about 6 - 7 different app-level mxml files inside the default package.

Please Also Note: one of the mxml files listed has a blue-dot over its file icon; however, I can't remember running it in the debug mode, and it doesn't show up as a file that has been run in the past in the debug mode launch area (as shown in the Debug Perspective).

Can anyone shed any light on this issue, and/or what the green arrow and blue dot mean on top of the mxml file icons?

Thanks

[Anirudh Sasikumar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The green arrow indicates that it is an application. The blue dot indicates that it is the "default" application. In Flash Builder, the default application gets preference for launching.

If your green triangles are disappearing, then it means that Flash Builder thinks that those files are no longer "Applications". You can manually change this by going to Project properties -> Flex Applications.

Thanks,

Anirudh

[One_Life]

Anirudh - Thanks, that does fix it.  Not sure why the runability / icons are disappearing, but now I know how to put them back.

Thanks and have a wonderful day,

Reto