IDE Script Issue...

General
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I believe it’s a me issue, but I’m creating some IDE Scripts so when I build, I get two Mac files, one MAS friendly, one for the main website. I’ve kind of discovered the code this from the new Xdev mag article. For now, I’ve created a simple script just to create the MAS file, however, the Constant works fine so I get the build I want, however the Mac filename remains the same as what I’ve set in the IDE. Any thoughts?

dim appName as string = PropertyValue("App.MacOSXAppName") dim path As String ConstantValue("frmMain.kAppleMAS") = "True" PropertyValue("App.MacOSXAppName") = appName + " MAS" path = buildApp(7, true) ConstantValue("frmMain.kAppleMAS") = "False" PropertyValue("App.MacOSXAppName") = appName

Thanks, Richard

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It works but to reset the app.MacOsxAppName you have to do:
PropertyValue(“App.MacOSXAppName”) = appName +""

or for some reason (bug?) it will not be reset to the original name

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[quote=18502:@Antonio Rinaldi]It works but to reset the app.MacOsxAppName you have to do:
PropertyValue(“App.MacOSXAppName”) = appName +""

or for some reason (bug?) it will not be reset to the original name[/quote]

Hum, I can’t get the first name change , adding " MAS" to even work.

Thanks.

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I literally took your script - copied & pasted
Set up a new project with one window named frmMain and added a constant to it - kAppleMAS as a boolean and initially set it false

I commented out the last two lines JUST to see if the script worked (so it was as follows)

dim appName as string = PropertyValue("App.MacOSXAppName") dim path As String ConstantValue("frmMain.kAppleMAS") = "True" PropertyValue("App.MacOSXAppName") = appName + " MAS" path = buildApp(7, true) ' ConstantValue("frmMain.kAppleMAS") = "False" ' PropertyValue("App.MacOSXAppName") = appName

Ran the script
It set the name the way I expected (originally it was called “bananas” and after running it was “bananas MAS”
the constant was still true

so then I changed those items back and uncommented the last two lines & ran
And it still worked
Not sure what else to say

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Thanks Norman,

I believe I’ve cracked it, basically I had renamed the Application class to my apps name. Renamed it back to App and it worked. What threw me was this in the docs.

So, yup it was me. :slight_smile: All sorted now.

Cheers

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Ah no in an IDE script it has to be the App class’ actual name - App will NOT work here (but will work in your apps code)

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Norman, can you confirm that to “reset” the app name to the original value you have to write
PropertyValue(“App.MacOSXAppName”) = appName+""

In my test if I I write only PropertyValue(“App.MacOSXAppName”) = appName then the app name remains the modded one.

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I’ve not encountered any such issue

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It seems that setting the property only affects the Cocoa build, not the Carbon build.