Android Question Overwrote .b4a File (have .apk file)...HELP!

[MickFinn]

Ok beginner error but I had a project that I've been working on for some time and in moment of distraction I overwrote the main .b4a file!
I have a compiled .apk file is there any way I can get the file back from there??

 

[DonManfred]

is there any way I can get the file back from there??

Yes. ONE.

Copy back your file from your backup. As always

There is no way to get the source back again from the apk

 

[DonManfred]

See this link for the future

http://autover.codeplex.com/

 

[sorex]

or do

file > export to zip > save it as projectname_yyyy-mm-dd.zip

each day you made some changes.

 

[cimperia]

If you have not overwritten the whole folder, you should be able to get quite a bit of information from the main.java file stored in YourProjectFolder\Objects\src\b4a\YourPackageName\

You'll see that it'll contain lots of BA4 code commented out and replaced with Java code. Not ideal, but it'll be better than starting from scratch.

 

[sorex]

put your sources in your dropbox folder.

when you want to revert simply right click and select another version (screenshot1)

if you accidently trashed it you can simply recover any previous version aswell (screenshot2)

 

[sorex]

forgot to mention that these versions are created at each compile, you don't need to do anything for it

 

[DonManfred]

you can simply recover any previous version aswell

Without Dropbox Pro (paid version) the amount of revisions is limited...

 

[sorex]

I see 105 there and I use the free one. In situations like he has you'll be happy with the last 5 or so.

 

[DonManfred]

Maybe the limitation is not the amount but it is the AGE on an old revision

 

[MickFinn]

Thanks for the help and advice guys. Looking in

If you have not overwritten the whole folder, you should be able to get quite a bit of information from the main.java file stored in YourProjectFolder\Objects\src\b4a\YourPackageName\

You'll see that it'll contain lots of BA4 code commented out and replaced with Java code. Not ideal, but it'll be better than starting from scratch.

Thanks for that, gets me started at least!