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Beginner needs some advice [message #1705370] Fri, 14 August 2015 09:04 Go to next message
Harry Aasterud is currently offline Harry AasterudFriend
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Hi all,

Did my entry in the APK world Smile. Experimented with APK studio and Android Studio. Now I purchased a data set (source code) that I need to build as APK. From the file structure and naming I see this is a Eclipse project.

What I need to do is to change a URL in the variables, and second is to do some translation work. So my question is not about how to create an app from scratch.

I just can not seem to figure out the steps to take. On the one hand I have the complete data set, on the other I have Eclipse. But I would like some guidance in what to do now.

Do I create a new project? Can I import the project without to create a new project? Next will be to test the changes, and finally to create the apk.

I downloaded Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (Mars release 4.5.0) is that the correct one?

Baby steps ladies and gentlemen, let's take baby steps. The entire process of editing and compiling should not take longer then 30 minutes. Anyone that can guide me?

Many thanks in advance Smile
Re: Beginner needs some advice [message #1705389 is a reply to message #1705370] Fri, 14 August 2015 13:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Russell Bateman is currently offline Russell BatemanFriend
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On 08/14/2015 05:41 AM, Harry Aasterud wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Did my entry in the APK world :). Experimented with APK studio and
> Android Studio. Now I purchased a data set (source code) that I need to
> build as APK. From the file structure and naming I see this is a Eclipse
> project.
>
> What I need to do is to change a URL in the variables, and second is to
> do some translation work. So my question is not about how to create an
> app from scratch.
>
> I just can not seem to figure out the steps to take. On the one hand I
> have the complete data set, on the other I have Eclipse. But I would
> like some guidance in what to do now.
>
> Do I create a new project? Can I import the project without to create a
> new project? Next will be to test the changes, and finally to create the
> apk.
>
> I downloaded Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (Mars release 4.5.0) is
> that the correct one?
>
> Baby steps ladies and gentlemen, let's take baby steps. The entire
> process of editing and compiling should not take longer then 30 minutes.
> Anyone that can guide me?
>
> Many thanks in advance :)

Not sure how much help anyone would be here as this is an Eclipse-only
forum. Translating an existing Eclipse project to another IDE would
really be the domain of the folk who support that IDE.

Mars is the current release of Eclipse.

I have experience moving projects from Eclipse to IntelliJ and
vice-versa. I just roll up my sleeves, import the sources into the
target IDE and start fixing what's broken.

If I were importing a Maven-based project into Eclipse, for example, I'd
use mvn eclipse:eclipse. Is your new source built using Maven? Maybe
there's something from the APK folk like mvn apk:apk?

You might wish to build the source in Eclipse, get it running,
understand its layout a little bit before making the move so you'll have
an idea as to what it should look like when it emerges on the other side.

Hope this helps.
Re: Beginner needs some advice [message #1705394 is a reply to message #1705389] Fri, 14 August 2015 14:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Harry Aasterud is currently offline Harry AasterudFriend
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Russell Bateman wrote on Fri, 14 August 2015 15:41
... this is an Eclipse-only forum.


Thanks for pointing that out for me. Does this mean there is a seperate forum for mobile aps?
Re: Beginner needs some advice [message #1705399 is a reply to message #1705394] Fri, 14 August 2015 15:17 Go to previous message
Russell Bateman is currently offline Russell BatemanFriend
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Registered: July 2009
Location: Provo, Utah, USA
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On 08/14/2015 08:22 AM, Harry Aasterud wrote:
> Russell Bateman wrote on Fri, 14 August 2015 15:41
>> ... this is an Eclipse-only forum.
>
>
> Thanks for pointing that out for me. Does this mean there is a seperate
> forum for mobile aps?

In fact, there is no Eclipse forum for mobile applications. Eclipse
doesn't create ADT; ADT is third-party and created atop Eclipse. There
are sticky posts at forum's top which explain this. For Android support,
you refer to an Android forum, or stackoverflow.com, etc.

Best of luck!
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