Wish I wish the File Manager had an option to copy files to the Shared Files folder

[PhilipBrown]

Files Manager will always copy the selected files to the B4A\Files folder of your project. This is fine for layout files but, if the app is intended for using a B4XPages app designed for cross-platform deployment, all files except layouts should be stored in the Shared Files folder.
It would be handy if File Manager had an option to also copy the file to the Shared Files folder.

 

[LucaMs]

Original (template):

#Region Shared Files
#CustomBuildAction: folders ready, %WINDIR%\System32\Robocopy.exe,"..\..\Shared Files" "..\Files"

Adding:

#CustomBuildAction: folders ready, %WINDIR%\System32\Robocopy.exe,"..\Files" "..\..\Shared Files"

does the same, copies from Files to Shared Files.

The problem is that this way you will copy the layout files too.

(is that what you meant?)


EDIT. This way the layout files (.bal) will not be copied:

#CustomBuildAction: folders ready, %WINDIR%\System32\Robocopy.exe,"..\Files" "..\..\Shared Files" /XF *.bal

 

[PhilipBrown]

(is that what you meant?)

No. I was talking about what happens if you use the File Manager window and click on Add Files. You have no control over where they are copied to.

 

[LucaMs]

On run the files will be copied to the Shared Folder, if you add that line.

 

[PhilipBrown]

if you add that line

I assume this means you have to add this line to the files to be copied.
If you have to edit the files, it would be easier to just move them yourself after File Manager has copied them to the wrong place.
I don't think this answers my wish...