Packaging up apps to share with other devs

[barrymavin]

I've noticed that various Devs have been zipping up apps to share with other devs. In the deploy workspace you can create Lianja packages (.lpk file) then email these or attach to posts. You then can install these in the apps workspace by clicking on the "Install package" icon in the header bar at the top.

FYI after you create a package it will be located in c:\lianja\packages.

[josipradnik]

Thank you Barry. I am one of these guys who proclaim "less talking and describing - more simulation apps uploading".
Well, I tried package and will share screenshots here (I wish this forum to accept more then 5 images in a post).
With the package all is done in one place and there is no need to deal with folders. I like it and will use it.

Step #1
Open your app and see if you use some libraries (will need to include them in package).

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Step#2
See what databases you need to include. Better your app works on Southwind and can skip this step.
I need here my special database "excel_test" with table "exceldata". I can not send 50000 records in my post (1MB) - and need to delete all records and send the structure only.
In App Inspector's Console while my app is open:

browse
delete from exceldata
zap

Will need to provide some mechanism to generate data. I added the code in my app to generate data :

IF inuse("exceldata") = .T.
   SELECT exceldata
ELSE
   select 0
   use exceldata
ENDIF
if rowcount()=0
   generate 50000
endif

This will generate 50000 records of random data.

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Step #3

Click Deploy from Modebar. (you must close your app first). Check your app, databases and libraries your app needs.



Then click Build package, name it and will get log



Your LPK-file is in folder C:\Lianja\packages. You can attach this file to your post

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Step #4
On destination (developer who wants to work on your problem and downloaded your LPK-file):
In Apps workspace click Install package



You will see it installs, asking to overwrite if any exists.
New app is now shown in your Apps and you can investigate it, learn what the others are doing and help to someone who is stuck. He will return help some day when you will need new ideas.

[josipradnik]

What a bummer!
I forgot to upload my app as an example. But...
This forum does not permit upload lpk-files.



Until web admin solves this issue, stick with ZIP. Sorry.

[barrymavin]

We will allow .lpk files.

The upload limit is to stop spammers. Not everyone is a legitimate Lianja developer.

[chris.mavin]

Hello josipradnik,

We have now enabled lpk upload to the forums.

upload.lpk

[yvonne.milne]

Note: ZAP physically deletes all records, so

use mytable
zap

is the equivalent of:

use mytable
delete all
pack

or

delete from mytable
pack

Also note that ZAP resets the table SEQNO.

[hmischel@diligentsystems.com]

hmmm.... I missed this entirely.

I will send the whole package tonight.

Thanks.

Herb

[phabio]

at least I'm not alone ..

Fabio