Comments on: How to restart an AIR application from code

By: SnakeMedia

SnakeMedia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:46:48 +0000

ANd i have been fixed for Flex 4.6 SDK

Please do not forget for Application into FlexGlobals replacement!!!!

Look like this:
Code:

/**
*
* Reboot of Air App
*
*/
package
{
import adobe.utils.ProductManager;

import flash.desktop.NativeApplication;

import mx.core.FlexGlobals;
import spark.components.WindowedApplication;

public function Reboot():void
{
var app:WindowedApplication = WindowedApplication(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication);

var mgr:ProductManager = new ProductManager("airappinstaller");
mgr.launch("-launch "+app.nativeApplication.applicationID+" "+app.nativeApplication.publisherID);
app.close();
}
}

If you are using Flex 4.6 than you just replace from “Application” to “FlexGlobals” It will work for restart. I have been testet this Application Air

Thanks SnakeMedia

By: SnakeMedia

SnakeMedia — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:57:10 +0000

WOW that is a nice trick!
For Windows Vista and 7 Version?
Eh that is best idea but how does Adobe AIr work when i am starting into Administrative Right? If Air App writes regfile and starts process with powershell for regfile will write into registry database than Air App will restart – but it can not show Administrative Mode ( Yes or No ).

Thanks best regards SnakeMedia

By: Ceola Phomphithak

Ceola Phomphithak — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:08:48 +0000

A cool blog post there mate . Thanks for it !

By: cbrown

cbrown — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:42:32 +0000

Works for me on both osx 10.6.8 and windows 7 with an air app from flash pro using:

import flash.desktop.NativeApplication;
var mgr:ProductManager = new ProductManager(“airappinstaller”);
mgr.launch(“-launch ” + NativeApplication.nativeApplication.applicationID + ” ” + NativeApplication.nativeApplication.publisherID);
NativeApplication.nativeApplication.exit();

UNLESS… an flvplayback component loads a video! After that, it will only close and not restart. I’ve tried everything under the sun to destroy the video/component before the restart to no avail. Any suggestions are very appreciated, thanks.

By: cool

cool — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:15:52 +0000

It works! I use Windows 7.
Thank you so much!
I used ”
var app:WindowedApplication =
WindowedApplication(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication);”

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Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:41:11 +0000

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By: Asuej28

Asuej28 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:08:51 +0000

Excelente Maestro!!! Funcionó de peluches!!!

Gracias por el truco.

By: Aanoud

Aanoud — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:59:55 +0000

Hi I’m afraid with air 2.0 it only works on osx, not anymore on windows…
I Need real solid cross platform solution for this.

Any clues?

tnx,

Arnoud

By: Patrick Gates

Patrick Gates — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:11:35 +0000

If this doesn’t work, you can always encompass all your code in an init() function and then call it

By: lee

lee — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:35:00 +0000

I just noticed the flashlog is catching many Error #2044 when it closes.