How to take advantage of Alcon

After unzipping the compressed file, the folder looks like:

Copy the folder into Adobe Flash installation directory. And add the lib path in 'Actionscript3.0 Setting Panel':

Go to Flash CS5.5, create a new ActionScript3.0 fla file, put the code on the timeline:

import com.hexagonstar.util.debug.Debug;

Debug.trace("hello Vincent");

Debug.traceObj(stage);

Debug.monitor(stage, 1000); 

Publish the fla, to generate SWF and html files. Then run Alcon.exe, and open the html in Firefox, almost at the meantime, we can see the window of Alcon populating data:

How to use it in Flex environment 

Download the latest version from official site: http://www.hexagonstar.com/project/alcon/#download

And install it. Then in Flash Builder 4.5, select the project right-click mouse, select properties in the context menu, in the pop up panel, find the swc file under Alcon installation directory, and set as shown:

 

The following steps may be tricky, in Flex program, the reference 'stage' is not available immediately after the program initiated, if you access the stage in applicationComplete handler, it will be null. There are two workarounds. 

1. To use callLaterfunction:

<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
			   xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
			   xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" minWidth="955" minHeight="600" xmlns:local="*"
           creationComplete="callLater(init)">

...
            <fx:Script>
		<![CDATA[
			import com.hexagonstar.util.debug.Debug;
			
			import mx.events.FlexEvent;
                        private function init():void
			{   
				Debug.monitor(stage, 1000);
			}
]]>
	</fx:Script>
...

Within the above block, the method init() will be invoked for more than one times untill it eventually be executed.

2. To use ADD_TO_STAGE event:

<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
			   xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
			   xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" minWidth="955" minHeight="600" xmlns:local="*"
			   addedToStage="application1_addedToStageHandler(event)">
	...
	<fx:Script>
		<![CDATA[
			import com.hexagonstar.util.debug.Debug;
			
			import mx.events.FlexEvent;
			protected function application1_addedToStageHandler(event:Event):void
			{
				Debug.monitor(stage, 1000);
			}
			
		]]>
	</fx:Script>
	...

Within the snippet, the handling function will be invoked after the applicatipn instance be added to the stage, at that moment the stage must be aready to use.

Added at 4th-Dec-2012

Alcon.exe file can run without the as files under /debug/ path, the sources codes are only for the enviroment what you are publishing your swf. It is not necessary in product enviroment.

refs:

http://hi.baidu.com/caijx/blog/item/ad474c23c22c745a9922edac.html

Official Site of Alcon