Category Archives: Flash/Actionscript

Changing Filename Case in SVN

This one has bugged me for a long time. During a project where things get passed from developer to developer or designer to designer things often get renamed to the same name, only with a different case. For example, myFlv_IN.flv becomes myFlv_in.flv. I used to think you had to move the files away, rename them, and then re-add them. Turns out if you simply include the full path to the repository it’ll do the rename in place for you.

For example:

svn mv -m 'rename' http://my.repository.com/myFlv_IN.flv http://my.repository.com/myFlv_in.flv

More details can be found here, at the Subversion FAQ.

Ghost in the Shell

ghostbusters.jpg

Every now and then you find funny stuff in the trace() logs from the flash player. Usually it’s just frustrated debugging statements, or the occasional one-line “Stop looking at my underwear” statement to fellow developers. But this one takes the cake, an inspired full-on Ghostbusters-themed ASCII invite to apply for a job at blip.tv. Nice.