Can I use development mode in fb 4.6 if I add apache flex sdk 4.9.1 as my compiler?

Question

I run Flash Builder 4.6 and just added Apache flex sdk 4.9.1 (build 1447119) to my Mac program that runs Moutain Lion, and when I tried to make a quick hello world and add some elements to the scene using design mode, I got the following error:

Development mode is disabled because the project uses an incompatible version of flex sdk

My question is: if I go beyond the standard sdk that comes with fb 4.6, do I therefore lose the ability to use development mode and should do everything in its native mode?

Also, if I use windows, the error is very similar when I mouseover on the Design tab

Development Mode Not Supported - Incompatible SDK Version - Apache Flex

thanks

Answer 1

There is a hack that you can do to make it work (I did it myself, and it works fine so far), which includes editing the XML file in the 4.9.1 SDK to trick Flash Builder into thinking that it uses Flex 4.6. You will need to edit the tag 'flex-sdk-description.xml' Version and change it from 4.9.1 to 4.6, and this should take care of that. The file location is in the SDK folder in the 4.9.1 folder, here is the path in Windows 7:

 C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\sdks\4.9.1 

Answer 2

I confirm the statement wakqasahmed

I changed it to Apache Flex 4.10

 <?xml version="1.0"?> <flex-sdk-description> <name>Apache Flex 4.10.0 FP 11.8 AIR 3.8 en_US</name> <!--version>4.10.0</version--> <version>4.6.0</version> <build>20130801</build> </flex-sdk-description> 

And the design mode turns on again !, Thanks