oh maybe i didnt answer the question. if you want it to open your data file that you include with your app, you can do this with New Architecture set to Off and by using Build Keys to set the default data file. This does not allow you to distibute a new app and have it open an existing data file, which New Architecture does. However the build key does not work with new arcitectire. so actually to do what you want you would use new architecture and include 2 data files, one in, one out. then detect if the inside one was opened automatically and use Open Data File to switch to the outside one. no this is not april fools joke
Spencer [email protected] 877-970-0022 ________________________________ From: Stephane Potvin <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 1:22:32 PM To: Spencer Hinsdale <[email protected]>; 4D iNug Technical <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Built app in v18 can't find data file Thank you Spencer. That worked. Is there no way to have 4D behave as in the past? ie. have the database recognizes the data file in the same folder instead of inside the package? Thanks. Stephane > On Apr 5, 2022, at 16:16, Spencer Hinsdale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You can put a Data File with the same name as the Structure into the Database > folder inside the .app package... > > Right-click or control-click on Recordings.app and choose Show Package > Contents > > Double-click Contents; double-click Database > > Paste a Data File and Rename it to Recordings.4DD > > > > On 4/5/22, 1:10 PM, "4D_Tech on behalf of Stephane Potvin via 4D_Tech" > <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: > > Having no luck with built apps in v19, I decided to resort to v18. V18 > generates the apps no problem. However, every time I open said app it always > asks for the data file. > The data file is in the same folder. > I tried changing the folder to a .4dbase package to no avail. > I even deleted the data file and created a new one but it still asks for a > data file. > > Any idea on how to solve this? > > Thank you. > > Stephane > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > New Forum: https://discuss.4D.com > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) New Forum: https://discuss.4D.com Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
