Remote debugging with FDB over a network connection

To debug an app running on a device with the command-line Flash Debugger (FDB), first run the debugger on your development computer and then start the application on the device. The following procedure uses the AMXMLC, FDB and ADT tools to compile, package, and debug an application on the device. The examples assume that you are using a combined Flex and AIR SDK and that the bin directory is included in your path environment variable. (This assumption is made merely to simplify the command examples.)

Open a terminal or command prompt window and navigate to the directory containing the source code for the application.
Compile the application with amxmlc, enabling debugging:
```
amxmlc -debug DebugExample.as
```
Package the application using either the apk-debug or ipa-debug targets:
```
Android 
                                    adt -package -target apk-debug -connect -storetype pkcs12 -keystore ../../AndroidCert.p12 DebugExample.apk DebugExample-app.xml DebugExample.swf 

                                    iOS 
                                    adt -package -target ipa-debug -connect -storetype pkcs12 -keystore ../../AppleDeveloperCert.p12 -provisioning-profile test.mobileprovision DebugExample.apk DebugExample-app.xml DebugExample.swf
```
If you always use the same host name or IP address for debugging, you can put that value after the -connect flag. The app will attempt to connect to that IP address or host name automatically. Otherwise, you must enter the information on the device each time you start debugging.
Install the application.

On Android, you can use the ADT -installApp command:
```
adt -installApp -platform android -package DebugExample.apk
```
On iOS, you can install the application using the ADT -installApp command or using iTunes.
In a second terminal or command window and run FDB:
```
fdb
```

In the FDB window, type the run command:

Adobe fdb (Flash Player Debugger) [build 14159] 
                                    Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Adobe, Inc. All rights reserved. 
                                    (fdb) run 
                                    Waiting for Player to connect

Launch the application on the device.
Once the app launches on the device or emulator, the Adobe AIR connection dialog opens. (If you specified a host name or IP address with the -connect option when you packaged the app it will attempt to connect automatically using that address.) Enter the appropriate address and tap OK.

In order to connect to the debugger in this mode, the device must be able to resolve the address or host name and connect to TCP port 7935. A network connection is required.

When the remote runtime connects to the debugger, you can set breakpoints with the FDB break command and then start execution with the continue command:

(fdb) run 
                                    Waiting for Player to connect 
                                    Player connected; session starting. 
                                    Set breakpoints and then type 'continue' to resume the session. 
                                    [SWF] Users:juser:Documents:FlashProjects:DebugExample:DebugExample.swf - 32,235 bytes after decompression 
                                    (fdb) break clickHandler 
                                    Breakpoint 1 at 0x5993: file DebugExample.as, line 14 
                                    (fdb) continue