Publish AppBuilder App

[Phillip]

Does anyone know how to publish/package an app builder app for client use? I have the app built as an app builder file (.w) but I want it to be executable as a desktop app.

 

[TheMadDBA]

Compile the code (.r)... make sure they have a Progress Client installed and make a desktop short cut that starts your program?

No way to build this into a executable like with C# or VB.

 

[Phillip]

Compile the code (.r)... make sure they have a Progress Client installed and make a desktop short cut that starts your program?

No way to build this into a executable like with C# or VB.

For the shortcut would I run the .w file or the .r file? Sorry for my lack of knowledge on this, I haven't worked with AppBuilder much

 

[TheMadDBA]

For the shortcut you would normally run the .r file because the clients are usually runtime only (no compiling).

You might want to read the deployment guide, it covers a lot of things that you will need to do (setting up INI files, shortcuts, startup parameters, etc).

 

[RealHeavyDude]

Progress is similar to Java as the compiler generates plattform independent ( at least if you don't code ABL GUI for .NET or the Windows MFC ) byte code that gets interpreted by the AVM ( ABL Virtual Machine ).

Therefore you invoke the AVM with the parameter -p yourFile.w. Depending whether you have a 32Bit or 64Bit installation ( OpenEdge 11.3+ ) you either invoke the prowin32.exe or the prowin.exe for a GUI applicatio. If it is ChUI ( always 64Bit since OpenEdge 11.3 ) you use the _progres.exe.

You can safely specify the source code file ( be it a .w or .p ) as the AVM will always look for the .r file when you have a runtime license installed. If you have a development license installed it will take the .r file when the source has not been changed since the .r was compiled - otherwies it will take the source file and temporarily compile it ( the same thing happens when you run a code in the AppBuilder ). The startup parameter -q overrides this behavior so that the AVM will always take the .r file no matter what.

Heavy Regards, RealHeavyDude.