Wish Automatic naming of result at compile

[TheMightySwe]

Hi,

Do you think it is possible to get a function that names the output file after the project name?

Example, the project filename is "MyWonderFullApp.b4a" so the output name would be "MyWonderFullApp.apk"

Not neccesary when debugging.

// TMS

 

[Erel]

This is already the case unless the project name includes a character that is problematic. In that case the name changes to result.apk.

You can add a CustomBuildAction attribute that will make a copy of the APK to whichever name you like.

 

[TheMightySwe]

Aha, our name contains a "+". Is that a "problematic" character and why? Isn't it better to just remove the "problematic" character than change the whole filename?

 

[Erel]

It is possible to change it in the future. The name of the APK is not really important in most cases.

If it is important to you then try the custom build action suggestion. It should be simple.

 

[Straker]

Aha, our name contains a "+". Is that a "problematic" character and why? Isn't it better to just remove the "problematic" character than change the whole filename?

There are some chars 'forbidden' in a file name just because they are reserved for special purposes.
For example you cannot use wildchars AmIBad?.txt contains a forbidden '?'

 

[Erel]

The apk name in 99% of the cases is not important. You don't need to bother about these characters.

 

[TheMightySwe]

The apk name in 99% of the cases is not important. You don't need to bother about these characters.

But still "+" is not a "problematic character" in Windows or in Android. Not what I know of anyway.

#If DEBUG
#CustomBuildAction: 4,c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe, rename "C:\B4A Projekt\Checkout+\CheckoutPlus\Objects\result_DEBUG.apk" CheckoutPlus_DEBUG.apk
#End If

#If RELEASE
#CustomBuildAction: 4,c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe, rename "C:\B4A Projekt\Checkout+\CheckoutPlus\Objects\result_DEBUG.apk" CheckoutPlus_RELEASE.apk
#End If

I could not get this to work, but as you said, it's NOT very important, just annoyng.

 

[Erel]

The debug APK name is never important. You should have copy the file instead of renaming to avoid breaking the installation process.