Quickly debug Flex/Java web application from Eclipse?

Question

I have a Flex/Java web application that uses Maven as a build tool. Currently, if I want to debug the entire application I use Maven to create the WAR file and use the carg

Answer 1

We are using Flash Builder but this should work for the eclipse plugin too. In the Flex Build Path configuration for the project set the output folder to the target folder where you have your web server pick up the SWF you are building. Set the Output folder URL to point to the context that launches the SWF and you should be good to go. Example:

Output folder: c:\java\tomcat\webapps\myapp
Output folder URL: http://localhost:8080/myapp

As an aside we have also found that using IE to test in makes things simpler as it tends to have less funnies with cached SWFs then Firefox or Chrome.