Omit trace actions [via code?]

[matt@macguffinandshemp.co]

Hi I was wondering if there was a bit of code that had the same effect as pressing the 'omit trace action' button in the publish menu.

What I'm looking to do is allow trace actions when the swf is published on one domain (used for testing) but omit them when it goes to the live server.
As I don't want to recompile after testing I was hoping someone knew of a trace on/off command that can be added to the AS.

Cheers
Matt

[CyanBlue]

Howdy and Welcome...

The output from the trace() function is visible only within the Flash IDE... and there is no ActionScript that you can use to turn on/off the output...
Maybe I am missing what you are asking???

[matt@macguffinandshemp.co]

Using flash player 9 debug you can see all the trace actions from any flash movie that's on the web. I want to see these on my test domain but don't want them visible to the general public when the swf goes live.

Cheers
Matt

[CyanBlue]

Well... That's out of my league cuz I have not tried CS yet... Let me move the question to the right forum for you...

[dr_zeus]

There is no way to do this via ActionScript. You must recompile your SWF.

[kdittyr]

I always put a testing variable in my code, then an if statement that says if testing == 1 allow trace calls... This has to be done for every trace call in your code. I am sure there is a better work around, but it works very well for me. I have been doing this ever since I saw a plugin for firefox that could supposedly read the trace calls, though I don't remember what it was called. That could potentially be a huge security risk for many websites that I work on, this is my fix.

Once again:

// testing variable for trace allowance
// if this is for release change to 0
var testing:Number = 1;

// code
// code
// code
// code

// then wherever a trace call might be
if(testing == 1){
    trace("whatever it is I am tracing");
}

[dr_zeus]

Originally Posted by kdittyr

I have been doing this ever since I saw a plugin for firefox that could supposedly read the trace calls, though I don't remember what it was called. That could potentially be a huge security risk for many websites that I work on, this is my fix.

You're thinking of FlashTracer.

[kdittyr]

That's the one, thanks

[plutocrat]

To be honest, I think you are going about this the wrong way.

I use a Console class that lets me add, trace, store and manipulate my development output. Here is a small chunk of it that is pertinent here:

//Class:

package com.utils {
    
    flash.utils.getTimer()
    
    public class Cnsl {
        
        public static var aCnsl:Array = new Array()
        public static var isTracing:Boolean = true;
            
        public static function t($:*):void {
            
            aCnsl.push(getTimer()+" > "+$)
            if (isTracing) trace(aCnsl[aCnsl.length-1])
            
        }
    }
}

//Implementation:

import com.utils.Cnsl

Cnsl.t("IN UR CONSOLE, TRACIN UR STUFF")

/* Output @ 4 secs into the program:

4000 > IN UR CONSOLE, TRACIN UR STUFF

*/

Note that as the traces are stored in an array, they can be used again, or traced "internally" using an in-application TextField. Further, Cnsl.t() can be accessed by the user if need be, thereby allowing for console input mid application.

Why the vry shrthnd? I use the class a lot, and so it is lame to have to write Console.addTracedVariableValueInHere(), rather than Cnsl.t()

Finally, you will note that if I want to turn off tracing, I can simply by calling Csnl.isTracing = false. Easy easy.

Hope that helps.

[matt@macguffinandshemp.co]

I ended up adapting the bit-101 debug class to simply trace rather than send the messages to his console

http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=642

I now have a neat little class called 'de' so to trace I just type de.bug('arg') and I get arg= arg (saves on a bit of typing)

I've hooked this in to a _global variable that looks for certain key words, such as 'offline' or the test server domain. So I now can trace in my test environments and it shuts down when live.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions