Making activities into APK files

Zackybong1 · Post by **Zackybong1** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 9:19 pm

How do you turn activities into uploadable APK files. The forum seems to assume we all know how to do it.

Please help me. I've got some good activities.

phill70 · Post by **phill70** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 10:03 pm

Hi, all you do is when you have written your activity, in the activity editor do file | package activity
This makes an APK file with the activity, all services, traffic and consists
thats it, have fun

tdurbo · Post by **tdurbo** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 12:27 am

...just put a readme people can see before they download showing if any stock is needed? Please?

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 7:52 am

Better still use the links facility of the library so you can download the stock in one go!

Oh, and when you've made the APK try running it to make sure it works, if the route folder has been renamed the pack silently fails - there are one or two routes out where the author renamed the folder just before distribution

-Alan

peiper · Post by **peiper** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 9:10 am

Hi all,

...but even if the activity author would manage to unpack the .apk file, it does not guarantee that it is OK. Much better to "hire" some beta tester

or simply unpack it on any PC other than the one used to create the activity - if it runs OK on second machine, it would probably run OK on any other one as well.

Rgds,
JH

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 5:24 pm

Yes indeed.

I meant to test that the file does actually unpack (rather than say "more files expected") rather than to test that the activity actually works!

-Alan

iainstronach · Post by **iainstronach** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 11:55 pm

asalmon wrote:Better still use the links facility of the library so you can download the stock in one go!

-Alan

Can you explain how the above works I am not sure I understand, though it sounds as if it could be very usefull

Iain

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 7:32 am

Once you have uploaded your file, and its been approved, go into it through "view my uploads" and click the (i) button.

Then click on "add related file" which opens the standard file search form, find the file then click on the R button along side the relevant file. Repeat as necessary.

I think that's it, but it is a bit early in the morning for such technical stuff!

-Alan

iainstronach · Post by **iainstronach** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:01 am

Alan

7:32.... I was still in the land of nod

Thanks for the reply

Not sure if I fully understand, but will study in more detail tonight

Iain

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 11:40 am

It makes a lot more sense when you're actually doing it than reading about it. Easy really, if a little long-winded sometimes.