Configuring the debugger version of Flash Player
Revised 2/4/2008: Added URL for obtaining debugger version of Flash Player.
You use the settings in the mm.cfg text file to configure the debugger version of Flash Player (available from www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html). You must create this file when you first configure the debugger version of Flash Player. The location of this file depends on your operating system. The following table shows where to create the mm.cfg file for several operating systems.
Revised 4/12/2007: Corrected default location of mm.cfg file on Linux.
Revised 2/4/2008: Added location for Windows 95/98/ME and Windows Vista, corrected location for Windows 2000 and Linux.
| Operating system |
Create mm.cfg file in this directory |
|---|---|
| Macintosh OS X |
MacHD:Library:Application Support:macromedia: |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
C:\Users\user_name\ |
| Microsoft Windows 2000/XP |
C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\ |
| Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME |
%HOMEDRIVE%\%HOMEPATH%\ |
| Linux |
/home/user_name |
The following table lists the properties that you can set in the mm.cfg file:
| Property |
Description |
|---|---|
ErrorReportingEnable |
Enables the logging of error messages. Set the The default value is 0. |
MaxWarnings |
Sets the number of warnings to log before stopping. The default value of the Set the Set the |
TraceOutputFileEnable |
Enables trace logging. Set The default value is 0. |
TraceOutputFileName |
Note: Beginning with the Flash Player 9 Update, Flash Player ignores the Sets the location of the log file. By default, the debugger version of Flash Player writes error messages to a file named flashlog.txt, located in the same directory in which the mm.cfg file is located. Set TraceOutputFileName=<fully qualified path/filename> |
The following sample mm.cfg file enables error reporting and trace logging:
ErrorReportingEnable=1
TraceOutputFileEnable=1
Subtopics
Log file locationLog file location
The default log file location changed between the initial Flash Player 9 release and the Flash Player 9 Update. In the initial Flash Player 9 release, the default location is the same directory as the mm.cfg file and you can update the log file location and name through the TraceOutputFileName property.
With the Flash Player 9 Update, you cannot modify the log file location or name. The filename is flashlog.txt, and its location is hard-coded, depending on your operating system. The following table shows the flashlog.txt file location:
Revised 2/4/2008: Corrected default locations for log file.
| Operating system |
Location of flashlog.txt |
|---|---|
| Macintosh OS X |
MacHD:Users:user_name:Library:Preferences:Macromedia:Flash Player:Logs:flashlog.txt |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\Logs\flashlog.txt |
| Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP |
C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\Logs\flashlog.txt |
| Linux |
/home/user_name/.macromedia/Flash_Player/Logs/flashlog.txt |
