Ok. I think I have cracked an issue that caused some hairloss yesterday. For some odd reason, Flash Builder decided it was going to totally ignore my latest code and compile from some hidden cache somewhere.

In a previous post, I mentioned that CVS was the culprit. Since then I’ve been having similar issues, even with CVS out of the picture. So much for a sure thing eh?

Searching for a solution provided no solution.

This morning I tried a new combination of tasks and found a workaround that I think, uh, works around the issue.

I’ve been using “Project > Clean” and then Debugging to try to get new compiles. This time, I did an “Export Build” and that seemed to do the trick. Now, at least for the time being, using the “Build Automatically” and launching Debug builds is yielding the latest code in my build.

*Fingers crossed* that this solution keeps up.

For those of you who are experiencing the “Access of undefined property” error in FlashBuilder 4.5, let me hopefully give you a possible solution.

I was writing code for the better part of a week prior to this error. The code in question had always worked and was always available. One day I launch FlashBuilder and find that my code has errors in it. And because of those errors it won’t compile.

I checked all my imports, all are good. I checked the .actionScriptProperties file to ensure the library path was set correctly, nothing wrong there. I scoured the web for information only to find that they either matched my problem and had no solution or weren’t what I was experiencing.

Frustrated, I sat back, took a deep breath, and re-wound what I had done in the last day. AND I HAD IT!

Just the day before, as I finished working, I committed the project to a CVS repository. OF COURSE!

CVS retains local copies of those files as text files. It retains them in next to the originals, which happen to be inside the include path. My project was including older versions of the same classes that were missing the properties in question.

I removed the project from CVS and told it to delete the CVS data from the folders and VOILA! My code came back to fully functioning status.

SUMMARY:

CVS retains previous versions of Actionscript files in ASCII mode, right next to your original sources, inside the include path for your project. You will have conflicts in this instance.

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Creative and inventive, it’s impressive to see that they get the music they set out to create. I couldn’t stop smiling while watching this video. Awesome stuff.

http://gizmodo.com/5882425/watch-ok-gos-new-orchestral-stunt-driving-music-video

I yearn to impact technology, lifestyle, and education like this.

I bought a kinect for it’s future possibilities. I think the direction for technology is to simplify life and enhance our abilities to make decisions, not replace abilities of technique or decision.

I love this video for it’s portrayal of possibilities.

I have always been inspired by the mill. They seem to be able to create visual experiences with an ease that seams effortless. They tickle my eyeballs.

What they’ve done here is put their work into a format that lets the play with it, reference it, and expand upon it. Being able to review work in a creative format like this puts your mind in the “creative” mode, to then be expanded by work that’s already been accomplished.

Kudos.

I know, I know, a WordPress site!?!? Well I’ve been growing to learn more and more about WordPress through my line of work lately. And while it currently doesn’t showcase any of my talents or abilities in the web design / development realm, it does at least allow me to start recording content and keeping my web presence up to date until I can get my focus put back on designing and developing my own website.

I refuse to put “coming soon” on anything anymore and prefer to stick to the realities. I’m busy learning about a great many things. This will be my playground.