Automatic Build Counter?

[coslad]

Hi

I was wondering if there was i way to have a counter to increase the buid version of an application .
Excuse my poor english .

Thanks

 

[Erel]

It might be added in the next version.

 

[mc73]

It might be added in the next version.

If added, I would kindly request it to be optional. There are days at which I rebuild hundreds of times in a row. Then I upload the 'finalized' version. I would like it to keep a logical sequence.

 

[margret]

Me too. If not optional, the build number would get big very fast for me.

 

[Penko]

I don't have the problem of frequent compilation. It is sometimes a few days of coding before I compile.

However, it will be real goodness to keep it optional.

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[mc73]

An immediate approach would be to have something in the string format, as for example yyyy.mm.dd.numOfDailyBuild.

By the way, Penko, checked Erel's new quiz?

 

[margret]

Don't know if it's good or bad, but I compile almost each time I make a few changes to check. I can only guess what a mess I would have if I coded for a few days first. I guess that happens as you get old.:signOops:

 

[Erel]

I'm still not sure whether it will be added in the next update. Such a feature will always be optional.

 

[TheMightySwe]

Any idea if this will happen?

 

[DarkAngel]

Would be usefull.

 

[Troberg]

Suggestion:

Have separate menu options for development build and deployment build.

* Development build. The one we have today.
* Deployment build. Increment version, only allows "release" and "release (obfuscated)".

Perhaps one could also add build actions that run only on a deployment build, for automatic deployment or other finalizing.

 

[Erel]

Perhaps one could also add build actions that run only on a deployment build, for automatic deployment or other finalizing.

You can use the standard conditional compilation feature to run different actions based on the deployment mode (RELEASE vs DEBUG).

 

[DarkAngel]

Im sorry, how can I add a automatic build counter with this feature?
Can you show an Example?

Thanks.

 

[Erel]

I haven't tried to create such a solution with build actions. It will probably be simpler to implement this with the new command line compiler (create a small B4J program or script that updates the field and then builds the project).

 

[Reviewnow]

How about a little button that just says increment build number
But it would be nice to be able to retrieve the build number anywhere in the application as I use version to make sure that clients are running the current version

Example:
dim v,d as String
v = application.BuildNumber
d = application.BuildDate